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Political Factoid
- The federal gasoline tax, at
18.4 cents a gallon, has not
increased in two decades.
- Asphalt and other costs have
risen dramatically.
- At high prices for gasoline,
the tax burden has fallen
to record lows as a percentage
of what we pay to drive.
- Increased fuel efficiency has
significantly eroded the
collection of gas taxes per
vehicle mile to pay for the
roads and bridges.
- Tax revenues cover only about
half of what is paid to the states
to help repair roads and bridges.
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