The average driver gallon per year is roughly 700 gallons.
Depending on how much the gov. adds on for tax, a .30 cent rise in taxes would mean an extra $210 per person per year added to their gasoline bill
multiply that by roughly 250 million licensed drivers or so, = an additional $52,500,000,000 for the government
How much will they raise taxes? They will do it in the name of ‘saving the planet’ to justify the rise- and the sheeple will oooh and awwww over how conscientious the new administration and ilk are, and gladly pay the increase-
If the average driver uses 700 gallons of gasoline per year and the average fuel tax (combined State and Federal) in the U.S. is about $0.55/gallon, then the average motorist in the U.S. is paying less than $400/year in fuel taxes. Even if you add another $250-$300 for motor vehicle registrations, sales tax on fuel (where applicable), etc., you are looking at no more than $700/year in fuel taxes for the average motorist.
Compare that to what you pay in Social Security and Medicare taxes, and compare it to the exorbitant budgets for your local school district. Compare the $45-$50 billion per year in the FAST Act transportation bill to the staggering amounts of money the U.S. government spends on things like Social Security (more than $1.1 trillion), Medicare ($720+ billion) and Medicaid ($450 billion).
Much of the U.S. has a third-rate highway system because -- to be frank -- that's all we really want.