[MichaelApproved]

I don’t agree with the person you replied to but the answer to your question is:

Because the US collects taxes very differently, so you can never make a fair comparison between identical tax categories.

Just look at the gasoline tax differences between the two. The core purpose of that tax and what it’s used to fund varies dramatically between the two regions. So, naturally the amount being taxed would be different.

Also, The US govt tends to have taxes below the rates needed to operate (US has a higher deficit), so the taxes will more likely be lower by comparison.

[b112]

And a side note, as many EU residents constantly remind us in North America.

We drive greater distances here. More rural miles. More highway miles.

Rural driving (constant 50mph with no stop and start of lights for an hour or more), is far less damaging to roads than start and stop traffic. Interstate miles are the same concept.

Beyond that, expanding and building roads, is cheaper in rural areas.

So there may actually be more gas tax collected per repair cost, even with the rate lower in the US.

Canada has higher gas tax than the US, but lower than the EU. But we also have cold weather everywhere, with frost and ice destroying roads.

So on average, we need more than the US, which only has a few northern/cold states.