I don't think you read your article. The taxes go exactly where they're supposed to. You just think that because there's a sales tax (6 cents/gal) on fuel that those revenues should go to roads/infrastructure. Sales revenue flows to the general fund. The fuel tax (18 cents/gal), goes to fund infrastructure, is one of the lowest in the nation. For example my state Georgia doesn't have a sales tax on fuel but the fuel tax is 27 cents/gal.404
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An example of how tax revenues do not flow into infrastructure improvements. Roads in this state have alot to be desired. Fiscal accountability for law makers is overdue.
My Dermatologist moved from there. Said I apologize for our endless road construction …I don't think you read your article. The taxes go exactly where they're supposed to. You just think that because there's a sales tax (6 cents/gal) on fuel that those revenues should go to roads/infrastructure. Sales revenue flows to the general fund. The fuel tax (18 cents/gal), goes to fund infrastructure, is one of the lowest in the nation. For example my state Georgia doesn't have a sales tax on fuel but the fuel tax is 27 cents/gal.
In your piece 2 cents/gal of fuel tax doesn't fund infrastructure.
If the Michigan legislature wanted all of the sales tax revenue to go to infrastructure they would've just increased the fuel tax rather than levy a sales tax.
Michigan weather and soils are tough on roads. Frost heaving and constant freeze/thaw cycling.
In Cali they are redoing a long section of Hwy 101 40 miles north of us. Same construction technique, plus they're grinding it pool table smooth with rain grooves after completion. It's taking forever but I'm impressed.Conversely, the freeway project builds up and packs layers ahead of 4” of asphalt pavement - sets perfect rebar on that - and pours a foot of concrete that you’ll not drive on for a while …
Exactly - parallel groves and no perpendicular “thumper seams”In Cali they are redoing a long section of Hwy 101 40 miles north of us. Same construction technique, plus they're grinding it pool table smooth with rain grooves after completion. It's taking forever but I'm impressed.
Scott
Yeah, I think they're all moving here! Roads are good, but building new developments every day with NO consideration on how to expand the road capacity. State rd 44, heading from I95 to the beach is an absolute parking lot any time the sun comes out. This is snow bird season too, so it's worse now. So, what do they do? Build another housing plan!In before lock
BTW my coworker moved here from Michigan said, California has GREAT ROADS, and cheap auto insurance! Can you believe it? We have GREAT ROADS. Now please move out of California because somewhere else have even better roads for even less tax. They may charge toll though.....
Potholes, large cracks, sinkholes, narrow 2 lane roads with no guardrails (mountain roads). Horrendous. We have huge infrastructure problems and what do the city leaders want, a new minor league stadium. All they care about is envelopment, nothing to support it!!!! City is growing too fast, no idea where the money goes.
Because your roads are actually parking lots...In before lock
BTW my coworker moved here from Michigan said, California has GREAT ROADS, and cheap auto insurance! Can you believe it? We have GREAT ROADS. Now please move out of California because somewhere else have even better roads for even less tax. They may charge toll though.....
Because your roads are actually parking lots...
I don't think you read your article. The taxes go exactly where they're supposed to. You just think that because there's a sales tax (6 cents/gal) on fuel that those revenues should go to roads/infrastructure. Sales revenue flows to the general fund. The fuel tax (18 cents/gal), goes to fund infrastructure, is one of the lowest in the nation. For example my state Georgia doesn't have a sales tax on fuel but the fuel tax is 27 cents/gal.
In your piece 2 cents/gal of fuel tax doesn't fund infrastructure.
If the Michigan legislature wanted all of the sales tax revenue to go to infrastructure they would've just increased the fuel tax rather than levy a sales tax.
Michigan weather and soils are tough on roads. Frost heaving and constant freeze/thaw
.20 cents of the fuel taxes go to "Schools and Local Government" per the article. How much of the .20 goes to local gov't? IMO, this is where the rubber meets the road. Read it again. Sounds like all is well right? Well schools are underfunded and local gov't is doing just fine. Retirement accounts, pensions, health plans--all paid for with tax revenues.I don't think you read your article. The taxes go exactly where they're supposed to. You just think that because there's a sales tax (6 cents/gal) on fuel that those revenues should go to roads/infrastructure. Sales revenue flows to the general fund. The fuel tax (18 cents/gal), goes to fund infrastructure, is one of the lowest in the nation. For example my state Georgia doesn't have a sales tax on fuel but the fuel tax is 27 cents/gal.
In your piece 2 cents/gal of fuel tax doesn't fund infrastructure.
If the Michigan legislature wanted all of the sales tax revenue to go to infrastructure they would've just increased the fuel tax rather than levy a sales tax.
Michigan weather and soils are tough on roads. Frost heaving and constant freeze/thaw cycling.
Yup , unfunded pension funds . Every tax Michigan tries to pass has in small print that it can be used for whatever they choose . And what they choose is to fund their pension fund ..20 cents of the fuel taxes go to "Schools and Local Government" per the article. How much of the .20 goes to local gov't? IMO, this is where the rubber meets the road. Read it again. Sounds like all is well right? Well schools are underfunded and local gov't is doing just fine. Retirement accounts, pensions, health plans--all paid for with tax revenues.
My neighborhood has a $1.2 million petition to the county to fix the roads. They are 35 years aged and no maintenance from the county. Each home will pay $26,500 or more to fund this project. There is zero subsidy from the County. At the end of the day, projecting to improve infrastructure costs and proper allocation of collected taxes would drive success in keeping this place from looking third world.
BTW, any idea how much the state lottery supplies the school system? Collecting 6% tax on EVERYTHING is significant. After 35 years--the county is broke, the state is just getting by...something smells rotten in Denmark.
Ya I don't know what I was thinking..20 cents of the fuel taxes go to "Schools and Local Government" per the article. How much of the .20 goes to local gov't? IMO, this is where the rubber meets the road. Read it again. Sounds like all is well right? Well schools are underfunded and local gov't is doing just fine. Retirement accounts, pensions, health plans--all paid for with tax revenues.
My neighborhood has a $1.2 million petition to the county to fix the roads. They are 35 years aged and no maintenance from the county. Each home will pay $26,500 or more to fund this project. There is zero subsidy from the County. At the end of the day, projecting to improve infrastructure costs and proper allocation of collected taxes would drive success in keeping this place from looking third world.
BTW, any idea how much the state lottery supplies the school system? Collecting 6% tax on EVERYTHING is significant. After 35 years--the county is broke, the state is just getting by...something smells rotten in Denmark.