The gas tax hike in New Jersey would not be as much of a problem

Avalon - The gas tax hike in New Jersey would not be as much of a problem for lower- and middle-class New Jerseyans if they, like every lower- and middle- class citizen of the U.S., had benefited more equitably from the economic gains of the last several decades. Instead, the 1%, who didn't need it and still don't need it, devoured the vast majority of those gains.