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Originally Posted by porwolf
A fuel tax is the best and easiest way to tax road use and pollution. It takes in account both milage driven and weight of the vehicle..
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It is easy, yes, but it doesn't take energy source into consideration or the space requirements of fuel efficient vehicles. It gives drivers of electric vehicles and hybrids a pass. A Prius may not weigh much and wreaks less wear and tear, but it still takes up space on the road - space that has to be provided by building more roads as more Priuses (or Priusi or whatever the plural of Prius is) hit to road. States are already complaining that at present tax rates they can't maintain roads because of the drop in tax income due to fuel efficient vehicles and the increase in the number of vehicles on the road.