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Not a tax increase or DOT fan, but I tend to agree in general, that the several states' gas tax hasn't kept up with inflation...though I feel the fed tax is really the bugaboo as that hasn't increased in decades. Though some states have jacked up their gas taxes recently to fill in the states' coffers; and, many states let that tax roll into the Gen Fund, vs the DOT/highway funding, so it remains 'goverment at work', imo.
Otoh, gas tax per gallon, (state & Fed) in most states, are ~ 50 cts a gallon currently, with some pushing a buck per gallon, of what one pays. Fwiw, the oil producers and refiners make chump change per gallon, compared to the monies collected via state and fed taxes on a gallon.
There are several states less than SC...
And, not sure how higher state taxes on gas = less nails in the road.
GL, mD
Last edited by motordavid; 09-13-2012 at 08:45 AM.
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