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The Bay Area does 1.3% of America's driving but pays 5.2% of the income taxes Congress now uses to bail out the federal highway fund. On Nov. 3, the same 5 counties vote on a transit tax that would raise less than their share of that bailout. 1/

The gas tax hasn't covered the federal highway fund since 2008. Congress has refilled it from general revenue 10 times instead of raising it. From 2028, the Bay Area's share: ~$1.3B a year. The Nov. 3 tax for BART, Muni, Caltrain and AC Transit: $980M a year. 2/

Congress has to pass its next highway bill by Dec. 11: another transfer from general revenue, or a gas tax or per-mile fee that charges drivers for highways. These are the members who vote on it for the Bay Area: 4/