Issue Position: Gas Tax

Issue Position

For years we've been paying some of the highest gas taxes in the nation and have some of the worst roads. That's a terrible bargain for taxpayers!

We have a chance to turn that around though, by altering some of the state's labor and environmental rules to make road building here faster and more affordable. Our costs to build and maintain roads are way out of line with most other states, but that is a policy problem that can be addressed in Sacramento.

High gas taxes also punish our poorest Californians, who spend more of their incomes on necessities. They are hard on commuters who might not be able to simply pull up stakes and move closer to their work. They hurt rural Californians who might be driving 45 minutes to see their doctor or to get to a grocery store.

The gas tax is mercilessly regressive. That's why I'll repeal our highest-in-the-nation gas tax and use the state's overflowing general fund to rebuild our once-great road system without crushing our working families.

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