The real problem is the American habit of linking specific taxes to specific expenditures. In this case, transportation in general is paid for by the fuel tax. So the debate gets framed unhelpfully. The question shouldn't be "why not increase the fuel tax?", it should be "why not fund highways and public transport from general income?".
There should also, obviously, be a higher fuel tax, but that's a different question.
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Date: 2009-01-02 06:42 pm (UTC)There should also, obviously, be a higher fuel tax, but that's a different question.