Re: Re: Re: Been checked for colorized diesel???

Posted by scott on November 13, 2003 at 18:13:09 from (24.131.163.156):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Been checked for colorized diesel??? posted by Brad in VA again on November 13, 2003 at 16:53:57:

The fuel is no different... It's pretty simple actually, the reason it is taxed for road use is to pay for roads/bridges etc.. If you are burning it in your furnace or farm tractor you are not using public streets, therefore they can't tax you. The problem of course is that a very small fraction of the money is actually used for streets like its supposed to be. So we have to beat ourselves up over bad roads so our congress men and women can get a(nother) "cost of living" raise. My trucking buisness burnes about 9000 gallons a year "donating" approx. $1900.00 in fuel tax money to my state, and approx. $2160 to feds., not to mention the $1200 state reg., $1050 over-weight permit, $550.00 fed excise tax, and $9000.00 in insurance!!!.... For ONE truck. There are thousands of these trucks on the local roads paying the same thing and 90 % of the bridges in our state (MA) are weight restricted and we can't use them anyway!!!!! Buy a tri-axle dump... you'll get rich. (ha ha ha)

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