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How Will States Pay for Roads When Gas Taxes Evaporate? (www.wsj.com)
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[–] dutchkimble@lemy.lol 1 points 1 year ago

In India we have road tax. Many years ago they realised people don't pay it every year and it was hard to track with the size of the population I suppose so they just charge you 10 years worth of road tax upfront when you buy a car and no other road tax payments after that.

Of course, our roads mostly suck although it's a bit better nowadays and most of the road construction money finds a home in many pockets along the way before finally reaching a road.