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mwooldri

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5. Not totally idiotic idea though.

Reply to groundloop (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 12, 2025, 06:22 PM

Jun 12

But should be made more even IMO. If it were up to me, I'd abolish the federal gas tax and replace it with a mileage tax, rate based on vehicle type. The roads need to be maintained and fixed and we need the revenue for that. Plus the federal gas tax revenue is declining... People moving to EVs and other alternative fuel vehicles don't pay the gas tax. So I'm okay in part with an EV tax... But I'd rather there be a fair way for all vehicles to pay based on road usage. One system for EVs and another for ICE doesn't seem fair to me.

But to the original OP... States do have their ways to encourage or discourage certain activities. And states have ways to do this that's reserved for the states to do.

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Trump blocks California rules for greener vehicles and gas-powered car ban [View all] groundloop Jun 12 OP

TSF has no right to order anything. And resolutions aren't laws. sinkingfeeling Jun 12 #1

The admin likes finding ways around laws and so can CA jgmiller Jun 12 #2

Good point. The idiot red state where I live charges extra fees for electric vehicles & plug-in hybrids. groundloop Jun 12 #3

Not totally idiotic idea though. mwooldri Jun 12 #5

I agree with the idea of the taxes paying for roads. The problem with a mileage tax, at least here in SoCal, LauraInLA Jun 12 #6

Gas tax is already regressive. mwooldri Jun 12 #10

Or a sales tax. mwooldri Jun 12 #4

I would just buy a barely used car and not pay the fee MichMan Jun 12 #11

I need to read up on this -- are the Feds arguing that this is an interstate commerce violation or something? How do they LauraInLA Jun 12 #7

He'll be long dead before this law comes in effect kimbutgar Jun 12 #8

Fuck his stupid orders and decrees! Initech Jun 12 #9

This is the California Republic. Time to toss out all the Nazi politicians. Magoo48 Jun 13 #14

Kristi Noem, Tom Homan and their ICE goons should be permanently banned from California. Initech Jun 13 #15

I'm all for that. Get everyone together; let's take a vote. Magoo48 Jun 13 #16

Every time I drive my EV, I feel like it's a middle finger to Orange Mussolini. Dem2theMax Jun 12 #12

So much for states' rights. mdbl Jun 13 #13