When low taxes steal your money...

I know, I know, such an Idea seems tantamount to heresy, don't it? But do yourself a favor, and try it on for size. How much % of an American's income do you think goes towards gas/car bills?
Do you know how much you use? (for me, it's about 2.4%)

Turns out, you can figure this pretty easily. But it does vary widely, and that's based on how high the taxes are. Because when your local gov't steals your freedom by lowering taxes (freedom to drive a MiniCooper, say, which gets much higher gas mileage than the pickup that is mandatory down in Arkansas, and has fewer maintenance problems to boot), you have to pay for it too!

I'm not saying that every doggone puddle deserves a paved road. But when the majority of your state is inaccessible by anything that isn't a pickup truck, that costs money, out of your pocketbook.

Izzit worth it? Do your own math.