Any effect of the proposed tax is relevant to the discussion. The notion that because the purpose of it is to fund infrastructure that the environmental impact is not relevant is a crock of shit.
No, I'm for it for so long as we have significant numbers of gas powered vehicles on the road, which we currently do. When EV's become a more significant part, we'll find a new way to fund infrastructure.
How is it relevant to the Mitch wanting to raise the gas tax to fund infrastructure? Is purchasing EV going to fund the roads they drive on?
We will find a way to fund infrastructure is a shallow response to the topic , and if that was the case, our infrastructure wouldn't be crumbling and falling apart like it has for decades, because we are where we are now because our government hasn't found a way to fund it. You have only mentioned the environment side as an effect of raising the gas tax. What about the more serious effect that it puts on the lower and middle class people who can't afford EV? What do you think it will do to the economy if people can't get to work because of the cost of fuel, or in states that get stricter and stricter, forcing EV when people can't afford them? How about you stop being stuck on the EV aspect and at least add some relevancy to the actual topic of the purpose of raising the gas tax for infrastructure rather than dancing around it. (read below as well please).
The effect of increasing gas taxes on reducing fuel usage and emissions is most certainly relevant. You just refuse to accept it because you are so obsessed with the price of gas. And again, for those of you upset with gas prices, they are still only back to historical levels, and much, much cheaper than European nations pay.
I am not concerned with gas prices, as I can afford them, but there are Millions of families who can't, who also can't afford EV, who can barely afford 10 year old beaters, yet lets just make things worse on them without an affordable solution in place for them. All while our infrastructure is crumbling without a long term solution, or even a fair and amical current solution (we have neither, and haven't for decades). Electric Vehicles plays no part in that solution, in fact Electric Vehicles are a source of damage to our infrastructure while pays virtually nothing towards the upkeep of the roads they drive on, short of a hand full of states that have implemented some basic tax/fee on EV, which people complain about. Paying by the mile isn't an amical or fair solution unless it's tied to weight as well. Because a 2 ton truck does a hell of a lot more damage than a 1 ton car.
Either way, I am all for our environment, bringing down emissions, etc, but it's not what this topic is about when it comes to the increase being proposed for the gas tax.
I already answered you about your Bullshit on European nations (see post #57 where I already responded to you about that).
