This is the typical government response to a problem: raise taxes.
A federal panel today recommended a steep increase in motor fuel taxes and an increased emphasis on mass transit to meet the nation’s transportation needs and repair its deteriorating infrastructure.
In its report, the 12-member National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, appointed by Congress in 2005, recommended increasing the federal gasoline tax by as much as 40 cents a gallon, at a rate of 5 to 8 cents per year.
At first, I thought, maybe they should privatize this. And then I thought, why is the federal government paying for this anyway? Isn’t this a state issue? Maybe I’m wrong here, but I don’t think I am.
