My gas taxes went to Boston to keep Ted Kennedy and John Kerry in office. The states that generate the most fuel tax revenue (CA, TX, and FL) are lucky if they get back 75% of the money they send to Washington.
“My gas taxes went to Boston to keep Ted Kennedy and John Kerry in office. The states that generate the most fuel tax revenue (CA, TX, and FL) are lucky if they get back 75% of the money they send to Washington.”
Here in Texas there are 3 things that are forcing more toll roads:
1. We havent raised state gas tax since 1991, and lege members are scared to tie it to inflation. (yeah, they can pass a brand-new business tax for $4 billion, but cant fix the gas tax to increase like any real sales tax, go figure.)
2. We get less than 80 cents on the dollar we send to the Federal govt.
3. We divert a billion of gas tax money for education and another big chunk for DPS.
If we fixed these 3 things, we would not have the TxDOT cash crunch that is forcing toll road building.
“My gas taxes went to Boston to keep Ted Kennedy and John Kerry in office.”
Private tollroads can cost some money, but its investors loss if it screwed up or has cost overruns ... to really rape the taxpayers - like the $20 billion Big Dig - requires a govt-controlled and operated entity.