Sheepdog4life- "The rest of us make up the deficit by paying higher gasoline taxes and other taxes, like income taxes, as a significant portion of the highway costs are covered by general revenue."
I don't think this is right. I think all road construction funds come from the gas taxes and special transportation fees, not the General Fund.
Wikipedia/federal highway trust fund. "Prior to the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 and the establishment of the Highway Trust Fund, roads were financed directly from the General Fund of the United States Department of the Treasury. The 1956 Act directed federal fuel tax to the fund to be used exclusively for highway construction and maintenance."
I don't think this is right. I think all road construction funds come from the gas taxes and special transportation fees, not the General Fund.
Wikipedia/federal highway trust fund. "Prior to the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 and the establishment of the Highway Trust Fund, roads were financed directly from the General Fund of the United States Department of the Treasury. The 1956 Act directed federal fuel tax to the fund to be used exclusively for highway construction and maintenance."