By Tony Huppert, CEO, Team Oil Inc.
There seems to be an ongoing saga of a shortage of funds for highway maintenance in the U.S.
I’m not a fan of designated taxes for roads. It is like designating a tax for the military and then a tax for every other need. With that said, I believe the simplest method of adding additional tax to the transportation fund would be to add all the sales tax generated in businesses that supply gas, diesel and any other motor vehicle energy to the transportation fund.
If it is necessary to have a designated tax for transportation, than the sales tax generated at these places of business should be added to the transportation fund. The store’s sales tax is generated on items sold to customers because of the customer’s motor vehicle needs. At least this way, all individuals shopping at these energy supplying locations will contribute directly to the transportation fund.
If it is necessary to designate taxes for transportation, than all taxes generated by transportation at these sites should go to the transportation fund.
Tony Huppert is a Wisconsin businessman of 40 years and CEO of Team Oil Inc., the family-owned and operated Team Oil Travel Center, and Subway in Spring Valley, Wis.