forget about the gasoline. they ll stick something to our cars, and the amount of miles we drive is what we ll be taxed. you talk about regressive taxes, this is one of the most regressive taxes. somebody who works at a wal-mart and drives 20 miles round trip every day in maryland is going to be whacked tremendously. stroeup 3 steve: 3.67 is the national average. why do the states do it? that s where the money is. it s low-hanging fruit. by the way, the federal tax i think there is going to be pressure to raise that. don t be surprised if that is raised in part to collect extra money for alternatives to fossil fuel. gretchen: i also think they use that particular tax because people, when you fill up your tank, you re not looking at your eye teplzed bill. item eyed bill. it is an easy way to fool