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I think it would be more fair to establish a highway usage permit so that out-of-state vehicles would pay to use Oregon highways. This is currently practiced in Switzerland.

With the mileage tracker, alternate fuel vehicles might escape the tax since they would not use the fuel pump. Electric vehicles in particular would just "fill up" by plugging into their home power source.

Also, pay-per-mile taxation would directly discourage sound environmental practice.

JCB

posted 3 years, 4 months ago
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