DISQUS

Our Washington State gasoline taxes are spent on highways, bridges, and ferries, but not on city streets (where most of the gasoline is used.) It would be political suicide for a city council member to suggest a local gasoline tax for street upkeep, or any other purpose. Of course such a local gas tax would just drive people to the suburbs to purchase gasoline. If I had a national voice, I would propose a federal gasoline tax that would be rebated to the cities and counties where it was collected, for the purpose of road construction, maintenance, and traffic safety? This kind of tax could bring the full cost of driving to the driving public.