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Kelda Roys: “We do need to raise the gas tax and we need to re index it…”

Featuring: Kelda Roys, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 26

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Campaign 2018: Kelda Roys (D) Candidate for Governor

Published | Video Starts at 12:31

Well, if I'd waive a wand, I'd just print money. But as governor, we have to make responsible choices and I think we have to be honest with taxpayers. We do need to raise the gas tax and we need to re index it to inflation. It was a mistake to take that away and that helped create the transportation funding crisis that we now find ourselves in. (12:31–12:36)

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Asserts the need to raise and index the gas tax to inflation in Wisconsin.

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