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minus-squarespujb@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoYes, but the increase in fuel cost per unit mass is not proportional to the increase in road wear, which is exponential and absolutely massive in commercial use. Hugely important fact that plays into my opinion that vehicle size should be taxed.
minus-squaresnooggumslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI didn’t say it was a perfect system, just that the system does collect more taxes on heavier vehicles already.
Yes, but the increase in fuel cost per unit mass is not proportional to the increase in road wear, which is exponential and absolutely massive in commercial use. Hugely important fact that plays into my opinion that vehicle size should be taxed.
I didn’t say it was a perfect system, just that the system does collect more taxes on heavier vehicles already.