Group Calls for Gas Tax Increase to Fund Purple Line
'The failure to act on this matter will have catastrophic economic ramifications,' says Purple Line Now.
The activist group responsible for a February flash mob in Silver Spring is calling on Maryland legislators to raise the gas tax during its July special session so that the Purple Line project can proceed. Purple Line Now, a nonprofit organization formed in 2002, proposed a gas tax hike to help replenish the transporation trust fund. "Maryland motorists have been getting a cheaper and cheaper ride since 1992, the last time the gas tax was raised," Purple Line Now member Ralph Bennett said. "Gas prices have fallen 60 cents since April—now is the time to add a small amount to the price of gas to fund the transit projects and roads all Marylanders need." Funding the Purple Line will affect more people than working on gambling legislation …
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Rick Hudson
9:42 am on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
If I had any faith that the state would use it for that and not raid it to pay for other entitlement programs it would not be as troubling of an idea. While most taxes haven't gone up, fees in the state are steadily rising and a lot of non-1%ers are already getting a tax hike this year. If they can't fund it with money already in the coffers, don't do it! more ›