Re: “,” Dec. 12 news story.
A gas tax is anonymous and fair, because a heavier vehicle burns more fuel and pays more tax. The problem is cars are burning less fuel, resulting in less tax revenue. Inflation compounds the problem. Replace the current gas tax with one based on what the state spent on our roads, divided by the gallons sold in the state, last year.
We don’t need a system that has to know when a car leaves and enters the state, as has been suggested. There are approximately as many cars that fueled in Colorado that leave for Kansas as there are entering that fueled in Kansas.
A fixed-mileage or gasoline tax has to be revised and approved periodically, which is unlikely, because itap perceived as simply an increase in taxes. If you tell the voters they will be charged only what is necessary to maintain our roads, you might be surprised that they will be OK with that.
Bill Deibel, Thornton
It is my understanding that wear and tear on the roads is affected by vehicle weight. With the gas tax, heavier vehicles automatically pay more, as they get fewer miles per gallon. If this proposed mileage tax does not address this issue, won’t drivers who have more efficient lighter vehicles actually be subsidizing heavier vehicles?
ٴDzԲDz, Castle Rock
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