Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Virginia Governor Wants To Shift The Cost Of Highways Onto The Poor And Bikers

Virginia Governor Wants To Shift The Cost Of Highways Onto The Poor And Bikers: Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R), seeking to address a looming shortfall in his state’s transportation funds, has proposed a plan to boost transportation funding by repealing the state’s gas tax and replacing it with increased sales taxes and a surcharge on alternative-fuel vehicles, the Washington Post reports: Gov. Robert F. McDonnell proposed Tuesday an ambitious [...]/p