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[quote user="schlimm"] I do not know precisely how much truckers actually pay into the highways funds per truck.  Even if the exponential damage factor were only 500X that of a car (less than 10& of the commonly mentioned amount) don't you think it seems unlikely that one truck would pay 500X what you or I do [if we actually knew how much we pay, that is]?  I suppose that figure, or the method of calculating it is available somewhere. <div style="clear:both;"></div> [/quote] I really don’t know what the truth is about that.  But it has to be an extraordinarily complex calculation.  If it were accurately calculated, one should be able to readily ascertain whether trucks pay for their share of the road wear and tear.  But the fact that the question is endlessly debated suggests to me that an accurate calculation has not been made.  Or if it has been made, then not everybody believes it is accurate.  <o:p></o:p> But here is something else to consider:  Suppose trucks do not pay the full cost of the road damage they cause.  Whose fault is that?  The taxing authority calls the shots.  For that matter, I wonder what the taxing authority would say to the question of whether trucks pay their share of the road damage.  If anybody could answer the question, the taxing authority ought to be able to.
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