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How Will States Pay for Roads When Gas Taxes Evaporate?

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How Will States Pay for Roads When Gas Taxes Evaporate?

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Hacker News@derp.fooEnglish · 1 year ago

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Essay | How Will States Pay for Roads When Gas Taxes Evaporate?

As the number of electric vehicles grows and gasoline sales decline, governments are struggling to find new ways to fund infrastructure

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What the hell are all the tolls for‽
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  Repayment for roads previously built. Though, tolls typically outlast that purpose.
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    Also most toll money goes to the corporation that built the road and not to the state Highway funds.

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