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<blockquote data-quote="Dave70968" data-source="post: 2721076" data-attributes="member: 13624"><p>Going to a mileage-based rate instead of a per-gallon rate won't change revenues in time with gas prices. A given car will use the same number of gallons to go a given distance, regardless of how it's taxed. The "per-mile" idea is to make up for lost revenue due to more efficient cars--which, of course, we're supposed to be encouraging.</p><p></p><p>It's just like cigarettes: on one hand, they're bad for us, so the government imposes punitive taxes to discourage us from smoking. On the other hand, the government needs that revenue!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dave70968, post: 2721076, member: 13624"] Going to a mileage-based rate instead of a per-gallon rate won't change revenues in time with gas prices. A given car will use the same number of gallons to go a given distance, regardless of how it's taxed. The "per-mile" idea is to make up for lost revenue due to more efficient cars--which, of course, we're supposed to be encouraging. It's just like cigarettes: on one hand, they're bad for us, so the government imposes punitive taxes to discourage us from smoking. On the other hand, the government needs that revenue! [/QUOTE]
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