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VMA131Marine

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1. The break-even is 20 mpg

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Wed Aug 31, 2016, 01:51 AM

Aug 2016

If your vehicle gets less than 20 mpg then you are better off paying by the mile. If you have a car that gets 40 mpg then you would pay $90 more per year by mileage than by paying the gas tax. If you get 10 mpg you would save $180/yr paying by the mile. This tax has the perverse effect of disincentivizing more efficient vehicles. I think cars that have a fuel economy rating significantly lower than the current CAFE standard for that class of vehicle should pay a higher rate.

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The break-even is 20 mpg VMA131Marine Aug 2016 #1