Governor Tom Wolf appointed 42 people to a commission in March, assigning them the task of finding new sources of transportation revenue.
Gas tax income has leveled off and the state has an eight-billion-dollar annual gap to fill in the Department of Transportation budget.
The panel is proposing a huge tax increase, replacing the gasoline tax with a miles driven tax that would cost a commuter who drives 50 miles a day $750 a year.
That’s four times higher than the gas tax. There are smaller proposals for package delivery fees and increased vehicle rental and registration fees among other things.
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Taken together, it is too much to ask. A separate plan for tolls on a Pittsburgh area bridge could cost a daily driver another 500 to $1000 annually.
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Now’s the time to call your state lawmakers to oppose a massive tax increase.