Taxing Uber and Lyft rides is L.A's latest plan to free up congested roads
> Uber and Lyft “are using public roads, and the profit is going to their companies,” Phil Washington, Metro’s chief executive, said at a recent meeting.<p>Public roads are supposed to be paid for through fuel taxes, which every Uber and Lyft driver pays. California has gasoline taxes of:<p>* 55.22c per gallon  (second only to Pennsylvania)<p>* 18.4c per gallon (federal)<p>* 2.25% sales tax<p>Additionally, taxing only ridesharing companies may increase incidences of drunk driving. Is another, poorly conceived, tax really a solution?<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_taxes_in_the_United_States" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_taxes_in_the_United_State...</a>