Not sure where I stand on the tax augument, as this is somewhat a national sales tax. Those who use the roads.. pay for the roads! Eliminate the tax and then it would be necessary to increase other taxes. You know the government is going to get money for the road system from somewhere. If they dont, then many people will be without jobs and would be a staggering blow to the economy.
OTOH, if your position is cut off money from the government and they will waste less, then I am with you on that!
My problem with the tax, if memory and data serve me correct, was that it wasn't just paying for the roads...it was being used to fund mass transit...the Amtrak boondoggle...and so forth.