Comment Re:Tolls? (Score 1) 837
I'd argue that someone who doesn't own a car still indirectly benefits from the road infrastructure just like I benefit indirectly from our public education system.
The difference between school taxes and a scheme like this is that you can still pay for your share of road usage, even if you rarely or never drive yourself. You probably have packages delivered to you, and a vehicle is needed to deliver them. The vehicle has one of these devices, and gets charged for its road usage. The company won't eat those charges, though; they'll be included in the price that you or someone else paid to have the package shipped.
Ignoring the pitfalls of such a program, this would encourage the delivery service to minimize the number of miles it drives to save on both gas and this road usage tax/fee/whatever.
There's no such indirect method for paying for schools that I'm aware of.