Washington Post: Inflation, Not Efficiency Is Eroding the State Highway Trust Fund
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By Carl Davis, May 5, 2013
The April 30 news article “White House proposes letting states charge tolls on interstates” offered an interesting look at a range of options for funding improvements in our transportation infrastructure. But the article misdiagnosed the cause of the looming shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund when it stated that the fund “relies on the 18.4-cent federal gas tax, which has eroded steadily as vehicles have become more energy efficient.”
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