Vast majority opposes gas tax hike, poll shows

The Hill reports:

Nearly 70 percent of U.S. residents are opposed to the idea of raising the federal gas tax to pay for new transportation projects, according to a poll released Friday by a group that is working to stop such an increase.

Transportation advocates have been pushing for an increase in the gas tax, which has been 18.4 cents per gallon since 1993, as prices at the pump have fallen to their lowest levels in years in recent weeks.

The Arlington, Va.-based Freedom Partners group said Friday that its poll showed 68 percent of U.S. residents are opposed to the idea of paying more at the pump, even if the money would be used to provide additional funding for infrastructure projects.

The taxpayers have limits.