Some Experts Want Higher Gas Tax

To date, revenue from U.S. gas taxes has been spent primarily on building and maintaining roads. It’s a sales tax, but many drivers think of it as a sort of user’s fee for the nation’s vast network of asphalt.

But what if the main purpose of gas taxes was to deter Americans from driving so frequently or to encourage people to trade in that gas-slurping SUV for a next-generation plug-in hybrid capable of getting 100 miles per gallon?