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.Public roads are supposed to be paid for through fuel taxes, which every Uber and Lyft driver pays. California has gasoline taxes of:* 55.22c per gallon  (second only to Pennsylvania)* 18.4c per gallon (federal)* 2.25% sales taxAdditionally, taxing only ridesharing companies may increase incidences of drunk driving. Is another, poorly conceived, tax really a solution?[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_taxes_in_the_United_State...