An increase in the federal gasoline tax, with a built-in inflation adjustment, would be the easiest and most effective way to increase revenues for federally funded investment in transport infrastructure. Even Thomas Donohue, President of the anti-tax US Chamber of Commerce, calls an increase in the gas tax the simplest and most straightforward way to finance a long-term highway transportation bill.
提高联邦汽油税并纳入通胀调整机制将是最简单、最有效的增加联邦出资交通基础设施投资收入源的方式。即使是反纳税的美国商会（Chamber of Commerce）主席托马斯·多诺霍（Thomas Donohue）也称提高汽油税是最简单、最直接的长期高速公路交通融资办法。在最新调查中，超过一半的受访者表示愿意接受通过汽油涨价改善道路、桥梁和公共交通的融资情况。