Re:Deutsche Bahn’s Meltdown and High-Speed Rail
by mrep on Monday July 25, 2022 @08:40AM
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> gas taxes don’t come close to covering costs
You sure about that because when I did some quick math on US road spending I found it would require about a $2.50 tax per gallon to fully fund our yearly road construction costs with taxes [0] and Luxembourg charges $2.23 per gallon [1] which is just 10% shy.
You sure about that because when I did some quick math on US road spending I found it would require about a $2.50 tax per gallon to fully fund our yearly road construction costs with taxes [0] and Luxembourg charges $2.23 per gallon [1] which is just 10% shy.
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29190632
[1]: https://taxfoundation.org/gas-taxes-in-europe/