Oregon prepares nation's first per-mile road tax

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Originally Posted by mpholland

I think I would rather just pay a higher per gallon tax. Unfortunately that subsidizes electric vehicles.

Yes, it does. I think that making high fuel efficiency and zero emission vehicles financially attractive as well as environmentally responsible is worthwhile. I also recognize that any sort of direct or indirect subsidy is ultimately borne by the taxpayer.

That being said, there's something pretty unappealing about a system that "penalizes" the drivers of gasoline powered vehicles, even high efficiency ones and hybrids, in the service of promoting zero emission vehicles. Folks will almost certainly resent it and feel that they're being "forced" into buying electric cars.

John