tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post5066549949900591325..comments2024-03-29T07:35:34.802-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Sid Salter: Readers Ponder the Future of How We Pay for Future Road and Bridge MaintenanceKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-58633934369455130852022-06-08T22:31:06.465-05:002022-06-08T22:31:06.465-05:00
I believe according to weight is how Trucks are t...<br />I believe according to weight is how Trucks are tagged now? Any car owners wanna pay $6,000 to ride the roads of Ms? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-29370288049432094292022-06-08T13:13:22.831-05:002022-06-08T13:13:22.831-05:00@9:52 is halfway there
(Weight rating) X (Miles dr...@9:52 is halfway there<br />(Weight rating) X (Miles driven/MPG rating)<br />This way if you improve your mpg you reduce your taxes which is the environmental encouragement we seek.<br /><br />Nuff said?Tweetyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626704762387063730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-32993906802960207702022-06-08T12:02:45.007-05:002022-06-08T12:02:45.007-05:00They will soon tax by the mile. They will soon tax by the mile. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-16853303223950019522022-06-08T11:41:28.030-05:002022-06-08T11:41:28.030-05:00If the gas tax money was used for the reason it is...If the gas tax money was used for the reason it is collected we wouldn't have a problem. Just like any other tax there are too many hands in the cookie jar. Don't expect for that to change for the better. Stealing from the government is getting easier by the day. We keep electing crooks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-50721911171161619912022-06-08T10:55:26.821-05:002022-06-08T10:55:26.821-05:009:52, it might have a little something to do with ...9:52, it might have a little something to do with miles driven?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-10200779284777196722022-06-08T10:45:17.571-05:002022-06-08T10:45:17.571-05:00Road repair costs are the ultimate corporate welfa...Road repair costs are the ultimate corporate welfare. Yes we need infrastructure, but gov’t too often overpays for inferior work. And that’s before we get to the ever increasing weight capacity of trucks. Jackson has crappy streets on Yazoo clay, but allows 80,000 lb trucks to traverse - not good policy. <br /><br />8:35 is thinking ahead: we need to decrease the traffic on roads whether that’s allowing for hovering over them or some other alternative, gov’t cannot continue pouring money into roads and bridges at the rate it does. It’s easy to get on the new road tit, but repairs and maintenance are a beast. Just look at the roads around the I55-463 interchange. Yes, Mayor Mary’s bricks are still pretty, but the roads on either side of 55 are starting to resemble Jackistan. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-33903295523594102372022-06-08T10:38:18.848-05:002022-06-08T10:38:18.848-05:00So, we are subsidizing the electric auto makers wh...So, we are subsidizing the electric auto makers which in turn reduces tax revenue from gasoline sales. Now we are totally confused that that revenue no longer is available for road maintenance. PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-69505276969039458042022-06-08T10:36:41.123-05:002022-06-08T10:36:41.123-05:00If "gas tax" wasn't a cash cow there...If "gas tax" wasn't a cash cow there wouldn't be a personal vehicle that got under 30mpg on the road in this country without a special usage license allowing for it's use. There are tens of millions of gas hogging vehicles on our roads using twice the fuel(and causing twice the pollution) of more economical vehicles for pleasure and status reasons. Mo gas = Mo tax revenue. The pols ain't going to let this cash cow die. Anybody that believes EV's are gonna be cheaper to operate OVERALL is a naïve fool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-28331394315153111092022-06-08T09:52:03.107-05:002022-06-08T09:52:03.107-05:00The energy source the vehicle uses is irrelevant.
...The energy source the vehicle uses is irrelevant.<br /><br />Charge a yearly fee based on the vehicles weight, when the tag is renewed, for every vehicle regardless of their energy source. The deterioration of the roads has nothing to do with the source of energy used by the vehicle. It has every thing to do with weight.<br /><br />Problem solved.<br /><br />This ain't hard, y'all.<br /><br />Thanks for coming to my TED talk.Just a normal dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07953722117532206184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-43090611111466987382022-06-08T08:48:25.751-05:002022-06-08T08:48:25.751-05:00I am 8:35 AM and I meant to say stop *subsidizing*...I am 8:35 AM and I meant to say stop *subsidizing* EV instead of stop investing. <br />Yes I know many will argue that a lot of EV subsidies are gone.<br />However, there are still more subsidies than the other forms of transportation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-69332062933496913452022-06-08T08:41:40.842-05:002022-06-08T08:41:40.842-05:00VMT would be little different than the current gas...VMT would be little different than the current gas tax.....it is still usage based and those who travel further pay more in gas. What it would do is make it more fair on the electric vehicle front as it negates the reliance on usage of gasoline, which electric vehicles do not use, obviously. You could add a component on vehicle weight on there also to account for the affects of vehicle weight on road degredation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59070432679899901822022-06-08T08:35:41.391-05:002022-06-08T08:35:41.391-05:00Stop investing in electric cars and pivot toward p...Stop investing in electric cars and pivot toward private, self-piloting quad rotor craft. People can fly everywhere and the roads can be left to the commercial traffic. It is 2022 and Tesla’s don’t impress me at all. I want self flying transportation and we have the technology RIGHT NOW! Government is the only entity holding us back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com