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Illinois

ColesCountyDem

(6,944 posts)

10. There's been no increase in 27 years.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Wed Jun 5, 2019, 12:38 PM

Jun 2019

In that 27 years, fuel efficiency has increased substantially, meaning people drive farther on the same gasoline being taxed for 19 cents/gallon. Construction costs have increased greatly in that same period. Illinois cannot maintain roads and bridges while receiving much, much less revenue per-mile.

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