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KrissaKray t1_j7uj9w0 wrote

Reply to comment by megagem in Want passenger rail in Manchester? Make your voice heard by PurpleSubtlePlan

Literally everyone who use the roads pay for them. According to multiple sources, the roads are paid for with: Gas tax (state AND Fed), tolls, registration fees etc. If you don't drive, you don't ultimately pay for those things.

The rail line? This will NOT be paid for with JUST rail line users' funds.

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SgtToastie t1_j7ur3gp wrote

Your source literally says that the roads aren't self funded and rely on at least $144 million in federal subsidies. That's not "paying for itself".

FY2023 report states say Transportation costs are at $680,627,309. Our dedicated intake from highways tolls, car reg, and other miscellaneous funds is $432,055,480. After that federal highway funding that'd leave around $104 million coming out the general tax funds each year. How did you reach the conclusion that it's self funded from that?

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KrissaKray t1_j7urfoq wrote

Didddddd you know gas taxes aren’t just state?

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SgtToastie t1_j7usfyr wrote

If you want to try analyzing the Federal Highway Trust Fund and show the match between the inlays to NH and the outlays over the various fuel taxes be my guest, you still haven't addressed the nearly $100 million deficit. Kinda weird you ignore that part completely.

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AdditionalAioli6394 t1_j7usxuo wrote

When was the last time the federal gas tax was raised? It's long past due.

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deadliftothersup t1_j7wpvs4 wrote

Over 25 years ago and it's a hard coded number, not based on inflation, so every year national gas tax has contributed less to maintaining roads. Also local roads are far more heavily funded via property taxes. Gas taxes, federal and state don't come close to paying for themselves.

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megagem t1_j7utagt wrote

In addition to the other response by SgtToastie, this STILL doesn't take into consideration the costs of pollution, congestion, or condemning valuable land to uneconomic parking.

Every single person that complains about the cost of the train is a driver that loses their minds at the idea of actually paying for the full cost of their car.

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deadliftothersup t1_j7wpzgg wrote

While simultaneously bitching about traffic they're stuck in no less

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