[Vick]

Alex - maybe you should consider a career in American politics - obviously you are better versed in American economics than I

In your first post you didn't explain wanted to shift the tax burden (paying) from all to road users (in a manner of speaking)
2 problems -
A -in the USA everyone is a road user - even if you don't own or use a vehicle, trucks had to move the food you buy and so on and so forth, so federal taxes for highway projects are fair and just

B - let's suppose your plan went into effect - what happens when Jerry Joe Billy Bob Ho the independent truck driver has to pay more TODAY for his fuel (he can't wait for the lower federal tax - be it in his weekly pay or at the end of the year)
He has to raise his prices, then George Grocer has to raise his prices, then to buy food Jerry Joe Billy Bob Ho the independent truck driver has to raise his prices again and so on and so forth - this is an over simplification but you get the idea

Gigi - with all due respect .... "the 'American Way' is the best way....the 'highest' standards"
Take a look around the world, the American way and model has proven itself to be the best ... We as American live in the most prosperous society to date and have the higest standard of living (material wise)

for the most part Canada has the same standard of living from what I have seen (in fact the cities I saw in Canada were cleaner) , products and good may be a little less expensive in the USA but Canada has Health Care (of some sort) for all

I am just so tired of America Bashing
Again please allow me to reiterate - live how you want, but leave American's to do the same (and I don't want to hear about what America does effects everyone, get with the program)