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Strongbad Alert -- (link)

Posted by znufrii Aug 11 '17, 06:18

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PA, DE to begin studying mileage-based tolling (www.nbcphiladelphia.com)

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we have a parallel highway to very major one. one is pay per km, the other is free. the free one is insanely busy so if you have the money, it's - Andie Aug 11, 06:37
They have it here in CO. Extra lane, pay per major exit you pass that you're in that lane (basically) --company pays for all upkeep of highway. -- nm - Flavorize Aug 11, 06:32 1
- Except this would cover all miles driven, not just on toll roads. -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 06:33
that would really suck -- nm - decline Aug 11, 06:22 2
- Not as much as it would suck for our roads to crumble and bridges to fall down because we don't have the funding. :) -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 06:23 1
  - I have an SUV - I can go offroad! -- nm - decline Aug 11, 06:25
Thanks for the link! +20 SB Points - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:20 13
- "The public reaction to this is very negative, as it should be," - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:27 11
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    - Maybe we should make shit up that the other person isn't saying. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:35 1
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  - Taxes, BAD! -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 06:30 7
    - To my knowledge, a larger portion of the anti-VMT tax isn't about taxes, it's Big Brother tracking you. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:36 6
      - it psychologically easier to pay a little amount of tax everytime you fill up instead of a big lump to renew your car - Reagen Aug 11, 06:39 4
        
        True. Also easier to budget month to month vs annual. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:41 3
        
        My bank lets me create multiple separate savings accounts under one umbrella so I've taken to create a bunch for recurring annual things. -- nm* - Reagen Aug 11, 06:44 2
        
        Which is great, if you have the cash flow to be able to save on a regular basis. -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 06:53
        
        For something you can be relatively confident of the amount, that would work well. - Strongbad Aug 11, 06:48
      - And there's that. -- nm - znufrii Aug 11, 06:37
- The idea is growing on me. Still don't think it should replace the gas tax entirely though. - znufrii Aug 11, 06:27

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