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Re:Faced with scooter seizures, Bird pays property tax bill ... by onlyrealcuzzo on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @06:32PM (#31675271)
Auto infrastructure takes up 52% of cities like Houston.

If autos were taxed their fair share - they should be taxed more than Real Estate - yet property taxes are a much larger portion of municipal revenues...

Gas taxes in most states have a very small percentage (or none) of municipal budgets (52% of the city that is roads and parking lots).

Gas taxes mainly pay for state routes (state level) and highways (federal level). This is a VERY small percentage of the total road network.

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Re:Faced with scooter seizures, Bird pays property tax bill ... by ThunderSizzle on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @06:43PM (#31675363)
Property taxes also go to infrastructure to access the property.

With modern zoning laws, that means car infrastructure.

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