leaking pen wrote:
Actually, i am. I favor tolls on the goods being shipped by companies
along said system using public tax dollars. on the goods, not the
trucks, because the truckers have it hard enough as is.
We already charge trucks for the use of public highways. They pay "road taxes."
As far as I can tell, toll by goods is the same as toll by trucks. It
is more convenient and rational to charge truckers by the ton,
without taking into account what kind of cargo they carry, because
road wear is proportional to the weight of the vehicle and cargo.
As long as all truckers are charged the same rates, and none escape
without paying, this should not increase the economic burden on
truckers. It may decrease their overall business if freight is sent
by rail instead. (Railroad companies maintain their own roads, and
charge enough to cover road maintenance.)
- Jed
