Tag: fuel tax: Page 9

Roadbuilding

RoadWorks

The steepest decline in state tax receipts on record, the fund raising crisis in the nation’s transportation sector and other industry news items are featured.

January 1, 2011

Roadbuilding

Kirk Landers

What little hope there is for the American transportation system rests with new House speaker John Boehner [R-Ohio].

December 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Lattatudes

What is vitally needed from our politicians is clear – give us an adequately-funded six-year surface transportation act, now.

November 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Lattatudes

What is vitally needed from our politicians is clear – give us an adequately-funded six-year surface transportation act, now.

November 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Yet more states are thinking outside the public funding box

Wanna buy a road? Two more states are reacting to the inevitable. They must have money for roads but the usual sources are inadequate. Privatization and tolling are coming up again and again as the default option. As Congress leads the way in stalling (if you can do that) by keeping reauthorization hidden away at […]

September 20, 2010

Roadbuilding

We’ll drive further per gallon – but on what?

So you know this story by heart. It goes like this: The Highway Trust Fund relies primarily on income from fuel taxes. Its hopelessly short of funds because the gas tax is too low and politicians won’t raise it. And of course the fuel tax is becoming less and less efficient as we drive more […]

September 8, 2010

Roadbuilding

Lattatudes

Members of Congress, or least the vast majority of them, won’t consider a higher fuel tax to fund a new surface transportation bill. Without it, any bill would be inadequate.

September 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Financial District: Doing the fuel tax two step

Controversial climate and energy tax may threaten reauthorization.

May 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Financial District

The “jobs bill,” public-private partnerships and equipment trade shows are featured.

April 1, 2010

Roadbuilding

Kirk Landers: The sky would not fall this time either

The stated fears of a fuel tax increase on the political left and right are a lot of bunk.

December 1, 2009

Roadbuilding

Kirk Landers — Leadership, please.

Very few of these Representatives and Senators actually believe the swill they are selling, and none of us should. The fuel tax is a user fee. You pay for what you get, and you get what you pay for. And if we don’t start paying more for our roads, we are going to get a lot less.

October 1, 2009

Roadbuilding

Kirk Landers: Lobbyists, lawyers and taxes

The fuel tax is worth lobbying for.

July 1, 2009