Very true. Looking back, it was a good solution. Arguably it still is probably the best solution. But it is too complicated for the voters to understand, and any sales tax increase requires a vote of the people. So it is basically a no-go.
Honestly, at least for expressways, tolls are probably the best long term solution at this point. It is the “fairest” tax in that effectively only those who choose to use the roads are taxed. If someone doesn’t want to pay the toll, they don’t drive the highway. Problem solved. The problem is the Feds have made it very difficult for states to charge tolls on currently “free” freeways.
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