As everyone points out, our tax dollars do pay for the roads.
On the other hand, the scarce good here is the right of way. A highway can only hold so many cars at peak hour. The only two ways to decide who gets the scarce good is by seeing who is willing to wait in traffic (allocating by time) or seeing who is willing to pay (allocating by cost.) Most economists would argue that allocating by cost is more efficient. I am surprised by the freeper opposition.
The opposition comes because the LIBs/Asshats are constantly spending gasoline tax money on bike paths and mass transportation...not building roads.
Completely agree.
My last post basically lines it out. People don’t drive the Beltway in DC (or any city) for fun, they do it because they have a job to get to.