[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

PING!

[DoughtyOne]

Remove the federal gas tax and be done with it.

None of that money seems to be going toward highways anyway.

If we’re going to have to pay tolls ever 50 miles down the road, we shouldn’t be required to pay so much for gasoline.

[BobL]

Driverless cars will take over before tolling of highways becomes widespread...at that point, highway financing will be through fees tacked on to the rides.

[Old Yeller]

The other states should do like Kansas does, charge out the ass to register a car. Actually I wish they would, then Kansas residents would no longer tag in other states to evade the Kansas pp tax.

[Alberta's Child]

Most highways and roads predominantly serve local residents. Elected officials should prioritize those highway or road projects where the value or benefits to the community (e.g., faster and safer trips) outweigh the costs of building and maintenance.

This is where the author's point doesn't stand up under scrutiny. This undermines the whole purpose of having a national highway system in the first place. What incentive does a state like California or New Jersey have to build and maintain the last stretch of roadway connecting it to a neighboring state if they're paying for 80% of the cost while 100% of the users are interstate travelers?