[Public-list] An observation on the "user fees" discussion

[Gordon Laco]

It used to be that way here in Canada - people could claim back the road tax
on fuel purchased for use in boats and farm machinery.

Gord #426


> On Thu, May 19, 2005 at 12:27:19PM -0400, Daniel Sternglass wrote:
>> If the average gas consumption per driver is 20 gallons a week (1000
>> gallons a year), assuming 100 million drivers, that works out to **$3.00
>> a gallon** for highways, collected as part of the income tax.
>> 
>> That's one of the main reasons that gas is well over $5.00 a gallon in
>> most of Europe, and more in countries where more is imported. ($7.50
>> where my sister lives, in London). They recover all the road costs from
>> user fees, collected as gas tax. Think that would fly in this country?
>> Most people don't understand where the *real* gas tax is "hidden."
> 
> So since boats don't use roads, would the elimination of such a subsidy
> system actually make it cheaper to buy gas from a gas dock? :) (Not
> that it matters much when we usually get infinity mpg).
> 
> Cheers,
> Kris
> Candy Cane #583


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