[colechristensen]

If you're driving in CA with an average car and average number of miles, gas taxes will be another $400 per year (and it's $0.68 per gallon not $0.5)

On top of that if you bought an average priced car, the 7.5% sales tax would be another one time $4000 charge

Is $4000 + $600 per year on average not sizable?

[grouchomarx]

$7000 for five years of unlimited access to californian roadways and vehicle infrastructure? Ignoring the damage done to the environment and community health, the state is on the hook for $70b in maintenance in the same amount of time. So no, not really

[Gibbon1]

If you ever priced out how much is costs to store a vehicle on private property, the states taxes and fees are a good deal.

[grouchomarx]

exactly. The taxpayer shouldn't be subsidizing good deals on parking

[colechristensen]

30 million vehicles registered in a recent year, about half of which are “automobiles” and commercial vehicles which are heavier get taxed a lot more

So yeah i think it’s an adequate tax