Originally Posted by
chewybrian
There is an injustice in asking people who can not afford a car, even at the artificially reduced costs, to pay part of the bill for others who could afford to pay their own way if they had to pay it. Granted, it is a small percentage of the population.
I don't think it's an 'injustice'. It's difficult to make everyone happy when distributing taxes collected and I'm sure their could be a lengthy discussion on the fairness of a given taxation system. Those that can't afford a car pay a small fraction of the per capita road costs compared to those driving Porsches.
Contrary to your opinion, I think it would be an excellent idea on many levels for the US to implement fuel taxes similar to that seen in Europe and use the funds to improve public transit. Might not change congestion but it would get rid of many of the 4x4s commuting to work with one passenger.