• Zorque@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    A lot of places do that, they say its because they don’t pay as much gas tax (which is true), which generally go toward maintaining roads and such.

    I think we all know it doubles as a “liberal tax” though.

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      The only reasonable tax I could see being applied to an electric car is a weight tax, but that should be for all cars, not just electric. If your cars weighs more, you should pay more, especially at the city level.

      More weight means it produces more wear and tear on roads. Not to mention they are more deadly, even at low speeds.

      But I doubt this would happen in Mississippi lol

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      1 year ago

      Fun fact. WA is looking into getting rid of gas taxes and imposing a per mile driven tax due at registration.