Not sure it's extremely well thought out as it pertains to the detailed calcs, but kind of an interesting way to look at the relative cost of gasoline depending on where you live.

https://www.usatoday.com/story...ur-state/2122232001/

Hmm, that is interesting. The only problem is, no one is an "average" driver, so whether one person's experience of gas prices is high or low depends on their income bracket (stating the obvious I guess).

The thing that I am more interested in is an objective assessment of how well gas prices (which are of course impacted by high or low gas taxes) correlate to the conditions of roads.

Gas prices are low in the state where I live. The roads are also in absolute horrible condition.

Well, actually, maybe here's the connection b/w my question (road condition) and the article's focus (wages): if we wanted to improve the roads down here, by means of increasing gas prices, that would have a disproportionate impact on those in the lower/lowest income brackets. Isn't that the right way to think about it, since gas prices impact anyone who puts gas in their car -- which down here is probably a larger number/percentage of people (b/c bad public transportation options) across all income brackets....

Hmmm

I think it's about a cheap as it was in the early 70's.

May well be true, but I think the article was talking about the relative cost depending on geography rather than over time....my thread title may have been misleading...

Housing tracks similarly.