@nandtpolitics @charmcitylwy @RedMaryland I don’t have a bike.
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@nandtpolitics @charmcitylwy @RedMaryland This all started because you think bikes and cars should be on the same hook for paying for roads and I interjected, Why ignore pedestrians (and horses too!) and that maybe we’ll have to rethink how all roads are paid for a variety of reasons as other states (blue and red) are.
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@nandtpolitics @charmcitylwy @RedMaryland The lack of demand isn’t accounted for in the gasoline tax. Revenues could drop over time.
unrelated: Shale oil stops production when the cost of crude dips below ~$49-55/barrel depending on company and site
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@nandtpolitics @charmcitylwy @RedMaryland Oil prices go down during a lack of demand. Gas prices are usually related to crude oil but the MD gas tax is a flat rate of .35/gallon of gas. The tax revenue per gallon doesn’t change on cost but if there are less gallons being used, there are less taxes collected.
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@nandtpolitics @charmcitylwy @RedMaryland Indexed to inflation, not indexed on reduction in demand. Some states have enacted legislation to create annual fees for electric vehicles http://www.ncsl.org/research/energy/new-fees-on-hybrid-and-electric-vehicles.aspx
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@BillforBmore @ElectRyanDorsey @SenMaryW43 I saw your sticker on a car in Mt Washington and thought that person was visiting from your district. But now I know! Good luck!
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@eric_hontz I jumped into this conversation and might regret it. Maintenance is super important and no one pays any attention to it.
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@nandtpolitics @charmcitylwy @RedMaryland In reality, the gasoline tax revenues will become less and less as we continue to move to more efficient (and possibly electric vehicles). How we pay for and maintain roads will need to be re-thought.
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@nandtpolitics @charmcitylwy @RedMaryland But do bicycles damage the roads the ways cars and trucks do? What about roads (sidewalk or not) that walkers use…should there be a walking tax?
It’s the job of government to provide roads and the responsibility of those that wear them down to replenish them.
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@Noleli Maybe you have a terrible VPN…or Google owns the VPNs. Or maybe only some traffic goes through the VPNs and Google Traffic doesn’t?
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