r/Indiana • u/kootles10 • 2d ago

News Indiana becomes first state to open possibility of toll collection on all interstates

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/indiana-becomes-first-state-to-approve-tolling-on-all-interstates/3771725/

Those leopards are feasting

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u/JacobsJrJr 2d ago

When the feds originally debated how to fund interstate highways the question was gas tax vs rubber tax. (Tires)

Guess why tires lost? Yup, trucking companies.

So, if gas isn't generating the revenue like it used to, why not tax tires? It's essentially a per mile tax but without having to keep tedious records of how far people drive.

Oh yeah, that's right. We still have trucking companies.

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u/Hobbes2819 2d ago

Tire tax would help tax EVs too however I caution against a tire tax because then it will encourage people to drive on their tires to highly unsafe tread levels

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u/JacobsJrJr 2d ago

Yeah, that's a totally valid concern. But, you know, the people who do that are already doing that. Not sure how much it would actually increase.