The majority of Turks don ' t want to move away from secularism though genelsecimlerimetropoll 2 . jpg first column is the people who want it to stay secular , second one the ones who don ' t the rows divide it based on party affiliation . Erdogan is forcing it on them . <| sep |> You should probably get a taller fence . <| sep |> He may look like a potato to you , but you look like you ' re having a stroke to me <| sep |> Gas taxes are a poor alternative for a number of reasons They are not tied to a specific location , meaning that gains in economic efficiency are not obtained for certain roads . I . e . certain roads remain overconsumed while others become underconsumed . They flow to the wrong level of government . They are paid to the federal and provincial government , but the roads are built by municipal governments . They cannot be used to finance specific projects . When you put a toll on a certain road , the money can flow directly to pay off that road . This allows you to plan the road better by calculating how much revenue it would generate . Licensing fees on the other hand are absolutely ineffectual for reducing consumption because they are a flat fee . Once you pay you can drive as much as you want without paying more . Moreover this isn ' t fair because of the free rider problem certain individuals benefit far more by driving more .