Albo said he hopes to team with May and Del. Thomas Davis Rust (R-Fairfax) to offer a compromise that includes sources for regional and state money. But Albo said nothing will pass unless Saslaw, who favors a gas tax increase, and William Howell, who favors no tax increase, ease up on some demands. Compromise in Doubt for Va. Roads Funding, Washington Post B1 (June 2, 2008)
See - we can't do something as simple as increasing the gas tax say a nickel. We need to revisit Albo & Rust's (1) hotel tax, (2) car repair tax, (3) driver's license fee, (4) home selling ("grantor's") tax, (5) any others? - that makes much more sense than asking out-of-state drivers to pay for our roads, right (30% of gas taxes are paid for by non-residents)?
The last time this dynamic duo teamed up, we ended up with Abuser Fees and an Buck Passing Scheme now known as HB 3202 which the Supreme Court of Virginia put to a very public death.
We thought we would graphically depict our view of this new effort below:
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