Forty-four states and the District of Columbia are endeavoring to pay for roads built primarily for the convenience of motorists, by laying a tax on gasoline sales. Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York alone of the states still lack a gasoline tax. Moreover, there exists a constant tendency to increase the amount of the tax.
Present tax rates range from Ic in North Dakota, Rhode Island and Texas up to 5¢ in South Carolina. In 23 states it is 2¢, and in 13 states 3¢.
In 1919 only four states possessed such a tax, and...
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