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Old 09-15-2016, 01:46 AM   #42 (permalink)
jamesqf
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Originally Posted by redpoint5 View Post
Even people that don't own a vehicle rely on the infrastructure for the goods and services they consume. Goods don't just magically appear in the home.
Even if you're a house-bound agoraphobe, the people who deliver goods and services to your home pay their highway fuel taxes, which are included in the cost of delivery. Prior to EVs, fuel taxes have been about the fairest possible way of allocating cost that doesn't involve massive invasion of privacy, and a huge amount of bookkeeping overhead.
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