Posted Apr 15, 2012, 5:41 AM
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Sonoma Strong
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Cotati - The Hub of Sonoma County
Posts: 1,882
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LA was hardly the first to institute a transportation sales tax. I think every county in the Bay Area has a transportation sales tax. Here in Sonoma and Marin Counties we just passed a quarter cent tax to fund the new SMART commuter train. (On top of the quarter cent we already pay in Sonoma to fund/accelerate the freeway widening).
A quick online search reveals Fulton County in Georgia, Riverside in CA, Boulder County in CO, St Charles MO, Charleston County in SC, St. Louis County etc. etc. all have transportation sales taxes and some have been collecting them for DECADES.
The reason they aren't as ubiquitous as you may wish is America's distaste of any (new) tax.
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