Dear Editor:
Representatives often promise to help people meet basic needs – food, rent, and gasoline. Few question why gasoline is called a basic necessity. Gasoline, car insurance, car payments, fees, and repairs can take one-third of household income. In addition, a portion of income tax and property tax is funneled to road and highway use since user fees cover only about 50% of the costs.
Why does representative government primarily support one, unsustainable, deadly…
