Taxes

A survey of residents in metro Atlanta shows that 58% of residents would support an additional 1-cent tax to fund public transit.

Congestion pricing is really just a regressive tax thats hurt the poor, argues one New York Assemblyman. If government wants to improve transit and the environment, it should simply tax wealthy Americans more to do it.

Lawmakers in Georgia are considering a plan to ask voters in rural areas to decide whether they want to pay a regional sales tax to fund transportation projects -- a response to the state's few funding sources for transit projects.

This opinion piece from The Boston Globe calls for an end to the special treatment and unfair taxes levied on city residents.