[tw04]

> The current compromise is to collect it once at a federal level and split the proceeds with the states. This has problems, but it's better than having every state track individual mileage on public roads (ew).

“Has problems” is an interesting way to gloss over we’ve got an administration that has openly declared war on any state he didn’t win and will no doubt withhold funds from the states he doesn't like, the same ones that will be providing the vast majority of the revenue in question.

I literally cannot think of a worse way to enforce this than letting the federal government collect the tax and then distribute it to the states as they see fit.

[legitster]

> I literally cannot think of a worse way to enforce this than letting the federal government collect the tax and then distribute it to the states as they see fit.

I mean, this is more or less how it already works with all the federal department funding. The same administration wants to abolish the Department of Education which is guilty of the same thing. So no side is really being consistent in this particular area.

[tw04]

Stop with the “both sides are the same” nonsense. Red states got some of the largest funding in Biden’s stimulus package despite not voting for him.

The democrats have consistently tried to pass bills and funding for the needy regardless of political affiliation or state of residence. Trump is literally the only one trying to use the federal government to punish states that didn’t vote for him and his Republican colleagues have been happy to oblige.

[croon]

> I mean, this is more or less how it already works with all the federal department funding

Which is why it's bad to add to that.

> The same administration wants to abolish the Department of Education which is guilty of the same thing. So no side is really being consistent in this particular area.

I'm not aware of a time where DoE was used as a political cudgel against specific states, care to elaborate here?

That DoE can allogate disproportionately from wealthier states to poorer states based on need isn't the issue. The issue is when it's based on spite.

[legitster]

> The issue is when it's based on spite.

Obviously nobody has weaponized these agencies like Trump. But it's worth pointing out that the way DoE funds have been doled out over the years have been deferential and usually follow each administrations' pet projects.

It's a fair criticism to have over a national EV road tax as well, but it's not that unusual a precedent.