Lots of people think you're wrong Wrote:
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> Commenter Wrote:
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> > Lots of people think that our federal (not
> raised in a quarter century) and state gas taxes
> > pay for our roads. Some. Don't forget to add
> property taxes and income taxes...especially
> > for federal highways.
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> 1. Not true; I've read in excruciating detail the
> budgets for my state's DOT and there's no income
> or property tax revenue for highways. Might be
> true in SOME states but not universally. (In my
> state the tiny amount of income tax that flows to
> the DOT goes towards garbage pickup, and that's
> only because Legislators wanted to strip funding
> for state-subsidized Amtrak trains. So they
> switched funding, and now Amtrak gets money from
> personalized license plates which used to fund the
> roadside garbage pickup program.)
>
> 2. There's no federal property tax, so how can
> federal highways be paid for with a property tax?
>
> 3. Explain what a "federal highway" is. (Hint:
> Interstate Highways are *not* "Federal".)

Too bad for you, your state is....? Lot's of people know you are wrong about what Commenter said... It's all "roads" that he is speaking of....

Who said there is a Federal property tax, only you in your innacurate reading of his comment.

Local property taxes quite often fund most of County and City streets, including things like bond repayment for roads and streets for new developments, are a primary source in most states. And it is often used as match for Federal funding used in things like bridge repairs and other eligible uses of Federal funds on local facilities.

Interstate and Federal Air Urban highways are State owned and operated, and Federally funded, with a State match, usually paid for with State taxes on motorfuels or other user fees such as a percentage of license fees, at various match requirements depending on classification. An interstate designation makes it eligible for the highest match ratio.

It's too bad about your unknown state's poor funding plan if what you state is actually completely true???) for State supported Amtrak rail services.

Rail can be much much cheaper on a fully allocated cost per passenger mile basis than adding new highway or freewqy capacity in many interurban/interstate corridors in the United States today if it is built cost effectively and run right to serve sufficient passenger volumes. Brightline believes it can be so cost effective that they can make a profit on it in the I-95 and US1 corridors in Florida.