05-06-2011, 08:44 PM
Grace62 wrote:
I would favor higher taxes on gasoline at all levels of production and at the retail level, with the money used to help clean up the air, public transportation, and alternative fuel development, if that's what you mean. That's a fairly common idea that gets tossed around a lot.
A friend sat in on a state DOT meeting through her role as an advocacy org ED; the discussion centered around how to encourage people to drive more.
It seems that gas taxes were put in place that would provide revenues to infrastructure improvements, and driving was down resulting in budget shortfalls.
The gas tax idea seems good on the surface but can apparently have some unintended consequences.