Gasoline taxes do not currently cover highway maintenance costs: http://taxfoundation.org/article/gasoline-taxes-and-tolls-pay-only-third-state-local-road-spend

Gasoline taxes do not currently cover highway maintenance costs: http://taxfoundation.org/article/gasoline-taxes-and-tolls-pay-only-third-state-local-road-spending http://taxfoundation.org/article/gasoline-taxes-and-tolls-pa... As for buses, it is a good thing if they are cheaper than cars. Encouraging public transport use is good for the environment, for people who cannot afford to own a car and also reduces congestion in the streets. By your argument we should also have a sizeable congestion tax for driving a car during peak hours as well as a substantially larger gas tax.