Show MOTOR TAXES PAY HIGHWAY UPKEEP A stud study ot of taxes as they thc pay t for r or are paid by b bv transportation transportation tion and nd the of roads tax transport and expend expendi lu tire ture expenditure rt has h ha been made by J John oh n E hIker former U tax adviser United States Statu According to this his repol repot t the counties of or the United States Stales ad- ad admInister administer ad administer minister 60 per cent and the states tates 40 per pr cent of all th the funds fund spent Of all highway expenditures ex- ex expenditures ex expenditures 60 GO 5 per cent ent I is spent pent for tor new 01 or reconstruction and nd the balance of 39 5 per cent for main maln- maintenance amortization and interest inter Inter- interest est st Ot Or- Orthe the he general tax dollar 5 6 G per slightly cent cent slightly more than twentieth one ls Is expended on highways A very ery Interesting angle Is brought out In the statistics statistic show how that the total taxes on motor vehicles are aro no now nos more than equivalent alent to the cost of maintenance In 11 other wo words ds after atler the load toad I Is built the users pay pa for its Iti upkeep without cost to I the he state slate or county doing the build building lag j All AJI transportation together includes AU alt al motor vehicles both bolh passenger ana ane freight all 11 electric nil aJI steam rail rail- railways rail railways ways ye and all boats of or all II kind kinds I 1 pa pai 81 8 1 per cent of the tho nations nation's total tax ux bit hll which would Indi Indicate cate that that a fair of hat shat la 18 being spent on highways comes omes from Crom hll b highway 11 users dIrect Instead of from the general lener tax dollar contributed bye by everyone er yet et ete e benefits benefiC front high highways a s sIt It is also Interesting to note noto that of the 1 1 for highway Income represented In Inthe Inthe Inthe the chart 38 1 Is derl Sensed cd from bonds 44 H 2 from taxation 10 0 G 6 motor from motor fees and 71 7 1 from ted fed federal fed federal eral aid 00 op |