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So many people have no idea the gas tax doesn't come anywhere near covering the cost of car infrastructure (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) by Vanou@sopuli.xyz to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world

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This is a common carbrain argument

"I already pay the gas tax"

The problem is that it's false.

In a recent study, researchers Stefan Gössling, Jessica Kees, and Todd Litman calculated the social costs of driving. They found that the social cost is about 30-40% higher than what car owners are actually paying

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921800921003943?via=ihub

That cost is paid by non-drivers.

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[–] fadedmaster@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

Is that a common argument made in Germany? I'm not German so I'm just wondering. I know I've heard that here in the States. I my area we don't only have the tax on gas though, we also have registration, wheel tax, and I think alcohol and tobacco taxes are often slated for roads, though I'm not positive on that (tax dollars often feel like a shell game to me anyway and I'm not able to follow my local politics as closely as I know I should).