Re:How much do things really cost?
by Dracophoenix on Sunday April 03, 2022 @09:20AM
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Road maintenance is paid for by property taxes. You have to be a home owner to pay property taxes. The costs don't disproportionately fall on those who are least able to afford them, but on those who have the most invested in a local, tangible asset (i.e. homeowners, business owners, landowners, etc.)
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Re:How much do things really cost?
by AlotOfReading on Sunday April 03, 2022 @01:14PM
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It is partially but not exclusively paid for by property taxes. It's actually a fairly small share of funding in some cases. The BATIC institute gives the numbers 5% and 1% for highways and transit funding respectively [1]. Moreover, funding is not evenly distributed here. Suburbs tend to have massive road networks and long commutes, but comparatively low property taxes. This creates a shortfall that generally gets made by with sales taxes and general funds.
[1] http://www.financingtransportation.org/funding_financing/fun...