Originally Posted by
jungle
Wow. The road is equally available to all, the benefit is the same, if you happen to run more vehicles across it you will pay more, in addition to your higher amount in flat rate taxes.
You have mistaken a higher contribution to both society and government as a derivitive of some element of government largesse, a common and sad error in logic.
Bill Gates didn't get rich because the roads were there or the government taxed him less. It is quite laughable to even think this way.
and wrong again. It gets even better. The rich person doesn't actually pay the cost of the gasoline tax for his shipping, he passes most of that on to the buyer of his product, creating another hidden regressive tax paid largely by the working poor.