Proposition 6 stops funding to fixing roads and bridges and improving public transportation. It will cancel more than $5 billion annually, which is being used to improve transportation infrastructure.
California’s infrastructure is ranked one of the poorest in the country. Roads, railways and bridges are worn out and unsafe. The U.S News and World Report ranks California’s roads 49 and overall transportation infrastructure 41.
Californians must realize that gas tax money will fix infrastructure and keep drivers safe.
Otherwise, Californians will pay about $843 a year in vehicle repair expenses due to poor road conditions.
Having to pay an extra $843 annually is a bigger inconvenience to drivers than investing in the gas tax.
The tax would only cost an average driver anywhere from $238 to $334 a year, which is a significantly less. In the long run, drivers will save money because improved roads increases gas mileage
The gas tax will increase state revenue to fund those improvements.
Drivers frequently complain about potholes and how dangerous road conditions have become, but they do not want to spend the money to fix them.
Traffic is also a huge problem in California. The gas tax funds 337 projects to relieve traffic congestion. Public transportation also helps relieve traffic. The tax would fund 453 improvements to public transportation.
Proposition 6 is also a job killer. It would take away jobs from 680,000 people.
Since the gas tax improves infrastructure it creates middle class construction jobs.
Overall, keeping the gas tax is good for Californians and the state’s economy.
The net benefit of the gas tax far exceeds any drawbacks. Californians should keep the tax and vote “no” on Proposition 6.
