You could do that but it’s considerably more complicated than a flat tax. I would much rather pay a flat fee to not have to deal with inspections and/or tracking mileage.
Yes, in my opinion, a simple but unfair (in a largely meaningless sense of the word) tax is better than a perfectly fair tax, especially when ensuring fairness comes with cumbersome compliance requirements that both eats into tax revenue and doesn’t provide a significant change in the amount owed. $150 vs $75 over the year is not meaningful so even a 50% reduction doesn’t change much of anything.
You could do that but it’s considerably more complicated than a flat tax. I would much rather pay a flat fee to not have to deal with inspections and/or tracking mileage.
So the people that drive everyday pay the same tax as those that drive once a week?
Yes, in my opinion, a simple but unfair (in a largely meaningless sense of the word) tax is better than a perfectly fair tax, especially when ensuring fairness comes with cumbersome compliance requirements that both eats into tax revenue and doesn’t provide a significant change in the amount owed. $150 vs $75 over the year is not meaningful so even a 50% reduction doesn’t change much of anything.