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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SoonerP226" data-source="post: 4351171" data-attributes="member: 26737">What you know about transportation isn’t really germane to this discussion. Again, what you said was this:but the state not only can, but does levy taxes on retail items all the time. There is nothing stopping the state of Oklahoma from attaching fees or taxes to the sales of tires within the state of Oklahoma to fund highway maintenance (which is what was proposed in the message to which you responded).If you were trying to say that ODOT is not able to add taxes or fees on retail sales, that’s probably true, but the original proposition wasn’t restricted to ODOT’s ability to fund itself. The state chose ODOT’s methods of funding, so the state can change those methods whenever it wants. It may take an act of the legislature or an amendment to the state constitution, but the state can do it.</blockquote>