To the Editor:
My support for efficient, safe and convenient mass transit remains unqualified. Most agree that this area especially needs as much as it can afford. That being said, adding a gas tax is not the preferred way to fund transit. That is, unless this tax is applied so that it does not affect the lower and middle income drivers more than those who operate Lexuses.
It would make better sense to add a larger tax, say 10 cents a mile, to all grades of gas except regular. This would not only encourage more of us to buy fuel-efficient vehicles, but it would also tax those driving expensive cars and SUVs at a rate that they can well afford. Additional taxes on middle and lower-income Americans is not what President Obama promised us. We need to apply this policy at the local, regional and state level as well.

Linda Couture
Alexandria