Poor comparison IMHO...
GA pays through fuel tax, landing fees, tie down fees, taxes on hangar fees, etc etc...
For instance,,,,
Bicyclists here in Jackson are fanatical and in power on the government boards....
Teton County has spent over 10 million in the last few years on "bike" paths and installed signs and had laws passed to fine anyone using them with a motorized vehicle.. In the winter the paths are covered with snow and god forbid you ride a snowmobile on it.. Instant fine....
Now, the kicker is the bicyclists ( known locally as the pathway group) have been able to extract millions from property taxes, millions more from motor fuel tax and even more from state and federal grants to build a pathway system strictly for them.. They didn't contribute a friggin dime to their scam...
And, after a bike path gets finished they still ride on the side of the road holding up traffic because they claim they can ride faster on the road then using the paths...
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So, the paths just sit there unused, in fact they just spent more taxpayer money ( over 700,000) last year to actually paint centerline strips on a 6 foot wide path... Like people are soo stupid as to not keep to the right..
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I say...
Make EVERY bike buy a license tag with a annual cost of 100 bucks, Then install a mileage meter and charge them 5 cents a mile no matter where they ride..
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