Thread: Taxes: Who pays for the roads?
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Old 12-12-05, 01:22 PM
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It differs by state and locality, but at least in California gasoline taxes pay only a small portion of the upkeep on roads. In fact, I was told that on Sacramento County roads most of the upkeep comes from sales tax.
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