I don't have a comment about toll tags, really. It doesn't seem like you drive often or far enough, or on toll roads enough, to really need to go through the hassle of having one, but it's not much of a hassle/cost either. But I probably wouldn't bother if I were you.
But I think, given your political views, you probably shouldn't support the idea of funding roads solely via a gasoline tax. Since most of the things people buy are moved by trucks, a gasoline tax will raise the price of a lot of ordinary consumer items, and that makes it pretty much a regressive tax. (The burden will fall more heavily upon poor people because they spend a greater portion of their income. Richer people save more money.)
On another point, to have nice roads for everyone means building a ton more roads. It might make more sense to have a small number of these nicer roads and then make sure that only people who really want nice roads (or who are in a hurry on a particular day) use them. Hence, toll roads.
That said, I find them annoying also. Except for how I really like them because they are nice.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
ninetydegrees
no subject
on 2007-12-05 08:54 pm (UTC)I don't have a comment about toll tags, really. It doesn't seem like you drive often or far enough, or on toll roads enough, to really need to go through the hassle of having one, but it's not much of a hassle/cost either. But I probably wouldn't bother if I were you.
But I think, given your political views, you probably shouldn't support the idea of funding roads solely via a gasoline tax. Since most of the things people buy are moved by trucks, a gasoline tax will raise the price of a lot of ordinary consumer items, and that makes it pretty much a regressive tax. (The burden will fall more heavily upon poor people because they spend a greater portion of their income. Richer people save more money.)
On another point, to have nice roads for everyone means building a ton more roads. It might make more sense to have a small number of these nicer roads and then make sure that only people who really want nice roads (or who are in a hurry on a particular day) use them. Hence, toll roads.
That said, I find them annoying also. Except for how I really like them because they are nice.