This one shot is our only shot

Democrats are correct when they complain that the governor’s transportation funding plan amounts to a one-shot solution. But at least it’s a solution.

Democrats have shown little interest in finding a long-term funding arrangement for the transportation fund, which has been broke for several years and funded through a series of other one-shot gimmicks.The fact is, no one in state government has the political backbone to put the one thing on the table that would generate recurring revenue — an increase in the state’s gas tax, which is among the lowest in the nation.

Without it, we are destined to chase one-time funding solutions that will not be able to keep up with our needs and our roads will continue their deterioration.

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Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet