 how should michigan pay for the maintenance of its roads  1 raise the state sales tax by 1 in exchange for lowering gas prices 5 1 vote 2 implement a usage based tax determined by the number of miles driven 0 0 votes 3 raise vehicle registration fees 12000 per car per year 5 1 vote 4 tax the price of wholesale fuel and eliminate the 19cents per gallon tax 10 2 votes 5 combination of the above 20 4 votes 6 leave the funding as it is 50 10 votes 7 undecided 10 2 votes total votes 20 funding for roads where is all the money we have already given the state has to be in somebody s pocket  