Most fuel tax goes for interstates and highways, but not municipal roads and city streets, those are paid for by the municipal general operating budgets, which are fed from property, income and sales tax. They are maintained out of different budgets, and by different people.

I know this, because a common argument against road-rights for cyclists is, "You don't pay fuel tax, so you shouldn't get to use the road." The answer of course is, "Fuel tax doesn't pay for city streets, income and property tax do, which I pay as much as you."

Anyway, I have no problem with taxes in general, or tolls, actually. The 470 circle highway in Colorado is toll supported, and we probably wouldn't have gotten it without the tolls, so it is actually paid for by the people who use it, instead of the people who don't (at least mostly). It IS a handy road though, I use it all the time.

peace,
sam

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