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Charging motorists for every mile they drive could be more reliable than fuel taxes to pay for bridges, highways and transit systems, but would be hard to sell to motorists, according to a national policy group.
A RAND Corp. study released last week concluded there were good reasons to switch from charging gas taxes to charging fees based on how far each car or truck travels. The government gets most of the money for road construction and maintenance from gas taxes, but cars and trucks put more wear and tear on roads while inflation and better fuel efficiency make the fuel tax worth less and less, said Paul Sorensen, lead author of the study.See the full content of this document
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Per-Mile Fee Might Not Please Pennsylvania Motorists
"It's really the miles traveled, rather than the amount of gas consumed, that's driving the maintenance needs," Sorensen sa...
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