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No one disputes we need to improve, maintain and expand our road system in the United States. The tricky question is how to pay for it. Some Democrats in Congress are suggesting a huge increase in gas taxes every time you fill up at the pump and openly admitting they think they can pass it now because gas prices are low and people are less likely to notice. Is tricking the public okay? More importantly, are there alternative ways to fund our roads without raising taxes?
No one disputes we need to improve, maintain and expand our road system in the United States. The tricky question is how to pay for it. Some Democrats in Congress are suggesting a huge increase in gas taxes every time you fill up at the pump and openly admitting they think they can pass it now because gas prices are low and people are less likely to notice. Is tricking the public okay? More importantly, are there alternative ways to fund our roads without raising taxes?