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Originally Posted by CliffordK
Around here, a good chunk of the road maintenance costs come from fuel and vehicle taxes.
I checked into this, and it turns out that in the state of Oregon the share of road spending covered by fuel taxes, tolls and other user taxes and fees is only 21.8%.

Gasoline Taxes and Tolls Pay for Only a Third of State & Local Road Spending | Tax Foundation

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