Report: Higher Gas Tax Could Increase Inequality
True, a higher tax could generate money for transit and discourage car use, but it takes a bigger chunk out of lower incomes.
9:53 AM EDT on October 17, 2019
Christian MilNeil is the editor of Streetsblog MASS.
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