> Uber and Lyft “are using public roads, and the profit is going to their companies,” Phil Washington, Metro’s chief executive, said at a recent meeting.
Public roads are supposed to be paid for through fuel taxes, which every Uber and Lyft driver pays. California has gasoline taxes of:
* 55.22c per gallon (second only to Pennsylvania)
* 18.4c per gallon (federal)
* 2.25% sales tax
Additionally, taxing only ridesharing companies may increase incidences of drunk driving. Is another, poorly conceived, tax really a solution?
Public roads are supposed to be paid for through fuel taxes, which every Uber and Lyft driver pays. California has gasoline taxes of:
* 55.22c per gallon (second only to Pennsylvania)
* 18.4c per gallon (federal)
* 2.25% sales tax
Additionally, taxing only ridesharing companies may increase incidences of drunk driving. Is another, poorly conceived, tax really a solution?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_taxes_in_the_United_State...