SECAUCUS, N.J. — Bridges across the state are falling apart. Roads are rife with potholes. Frustrated New Jersey Transit riders are facing another fare increase.
As many commuters bemoan the mounting delays and disruptions, state officials say New Jersey is confronting a transportation funding crisis with no easy way out. Voters are so fed up, support is growing for a revenue option long viewed as politically untenable: raising the state’s gas tax, which is the second lowest in the country.
This whole ZOMG CAN'T POSSIBLY INCREASE THE GAS TAX stuff is straight out of 1993. Pennsylvania did it and nobody noticed. Gas prices fluctuate so much that no one will really notice if you add 10 cents to it.
And, yes, it's a regressive tax, but it's the best one we have, so...