Quote Originally Posted by Johnnny5 View Post
So gasoline taxes account for 47% of the funding while diesel taxes cover the remaining 3% ???????????? WTF???????????

How about fairly taxing the vehicles that are damaging our roads? It's bad enough we have the highest weight ratings in the country, it just adds insult to injury that Michigan truckers are only chipping in 3% of the budget through diesel taxes.




"According to an MDOT report, 65 percent of its budget came from gasoline taxes, while 32 percent was from vehicle registration fees in 1997. By 2007, it was 52 and 45 percent, respectively, and MDOT predicts the ratio will be 48 and 49 percent, respectively, by 2012. The remaining budget is made up by the diesel fuel tax, plus a diesel carrier tax and licenses. "

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20101123/...#ixzz167RGZmZS
Without making this a Rail vs Roads argument--- the silliness of the 2x weight allowance AND only 3% coming from diesel is just stupid. You want a new revenue stream, there it is. Who wants to bet that the Repubs demand a cut to both the gas and diesel tax because it's a "small business killer"?