There are going to be a lot of angry voters if they don't first clean house. People who are clueless now will pay attention when they feel the painful bite of new gasoline taxes.
You can expect the States to follow with their own gas tax.
After all we “pay less in gas taxes than Europe.” That’ll be the mantra. And they'll talk about improvements and repairs to the roads and bridges and how we need more public transportation and how people should be “encouraged” to use it. And on and on.
Also, will they continue to use the revenues on the roads or will it be put into the general fund? Lemme guess....
Cars are getting better mileage. People are driving less miles because of the economy. Electrics, although a minuscule number of cars on the road now are just starting to sell.
The Boxer proposal is only for two years and the Dems are counting on that tax being raised when the bill runs out. Mica's bill is based on the current fed gas tax.
When Pols in Washington see that kind of money in a fund you and I know they'll come up with other priorities for it.
Liberals are all talk and no action on this one. The answer is a resounding "No" to your question.