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More taxes, please

This is in regards to your story about the gas tax vs. use tax question. ("Do EVers deserve the swerve?", Neighborhood News, July 25). Apparently, the state has come up with another goddamn online form which nobody uses. We need to keep the gas tax and add a road mileage use tax on all electric vehicles and add a road use tax on all bicycles to pay for the bicycle lanes that they use and double the bicycle tax on all electric bikes. The corporate world has given us electric cars and sold us a bill of goods.

I think the average person driving an electric car would be shocked to see the little black boys in Africa mining the stuff that makes their vehicle possible. We talk about racial equity, and then we say, "Screw the people in another country." But you know, if you’re using the highway, I don’t care if your car’s electric, gas or steam-powered you need to pay for the use of the highway so we can keep it and repair it. So just keep the gas tax and add a usage tax mileage tax on all electric vehicles.

Guy Preuss

San Diego

Reader hunter report

I haven’t been able to find a physical copy of the Reader for the past 2 weeks at any of 4 locations including Von’s, CVS, Carnival....

Vince

Clairemont East

Mid-City mystery

I went to get a copy of The Reader on Thursday, August 1st, 2024 but there was not one copy in any of the regular places along Adams...all the way to Vons on Adams...and down 30th towards El Cajon Boulevard...or, east on El Cajon Boulevard... I hope you can get some copies up in North Park...on Adams...Thank You.

Patrick J. Collins

North Park

Reader rack lack

Seems like Mira Mesa distribution got missed again this week.....looked at 5-6 of the usual locations and all the racks are empty.

Robert

Mira Mesa

Clairemont confusion

Why can I not find the latest Reader edition in my Clairemont neighborhood. Vons...CVS...Circle K does not receive them on a weekly basis at times!

Douglas

Clairemont

Editor – We apologize for any difficulties. We are reconfiguring the distribution routes, and some areas are getting papers earlier than before and some later than before. Unless there is a printing problem, all papers should be delivered by 12 noon on Thursday.

A digital edition of the print version is available by Wednesday 12 noon on the Reader homepage at sandiegoreader.com, and includes clickable links in stories and ads, theater and movie listings, and even classified ads.