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You perhaps pay tens of dollars per month. Is that enough to fully cover all externalized costs of owning that vehicle? No.

The government says yes. In fact, knowing the government, they probably get a huge surplus from my taxes. What makes you say no?

You should look up how your local government pays for the kinds of local roads you can park on.

If you live in the US, there's a very good chance that's coming from the property and sales tax everyone pays, not any tax on your vehicle.