Originally Posted by FXjohn
You bring up a good point. Actually the high mileage vehicles should pay more.
After all, they are using the same highways for more miles, and paying less tax.
A Prius should pay double the amount of tax a H2 pays.
No.
The burning of gasoline creates social expenses that are not paid by the person buying the gasoline. In economics these are called externalities, as you probably know. These externalities include pollution of water and air, auto accidents, lost wages and taxes due to auto accidents, health problems such as asthma, and several others.