Exactly. And the most realistic way to raise that revenue.... is to increase the gas tax.
But even if you can convince the politicians of the facts, and I actually think a decent number of them “get it”, they still have to answer to the voters. And particularly on the Republican side, you have a large segment of the population that is hell bent on the belief that ANY new tax is ALWAYS bad. Jesus Christ himself could come down and tell them that in this case it is the right thing to do, but that segment of the GOP voters would find a way to convince themselves otherwise... with help from the Mackinac Center mafia of course.
And while that is certainly not the case with all Republican voters, it does seem to be the mantra of those in control. Which is sad, because we used to have a lot more intelligent minded people on both sides of the aisle. But with a Republican controlled legislature, Whitmer is going to have a very tough sell to get enough “R” votes for her new tax... even if it is the right thing to do.
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