Rahm Wants Illinois To Raise The Gas Tax

Chicago Tribune: Mayor Rahm Emanuel pushes state gas tax increase to fund major transportation bill 

I've been saying "sure, why not, just base it on miles of road per county." Well guess what I found at IDOT's website: Illinois Travel Statistics.

It's clear who needs the most infrastructure repair yearly. It's also clear where most people gas up their cars weekly. Proportionally, Cook county has the highest amount of road usage, at least four times that of the next highest county, DuPage. Beyond the top 13 in the chart, the rest pales by comparison, plus Cook county has the highest cost of living.

It won't really hurt the rich, but a gas tax is regressive and especially hurtful for people down-state who must commute 45 minutes to work or more than 10 miles to the nearest grocery store.