"If we believe in that so-called user-pays principle, the idea that part of how we pay for roads is you pay based on how much you drive." 1) The roads have already been paid for, 2) Roads become damaged over time - by far most of that damage is caused by truck traffic by a factor of many many thousands to one. Cars are barely noticed by a properly designed and constructed road, whether that be asphalt or concrete. The idea that car drivers should pay for the privilege of driving regardless is elitist and hurtful to those in lower economic levels. 3) Why do Democrats ALWAYS have to raise taxes?