Grandpa, I believe that the 9.5 cents will put us at the top (or very near it) for Gas Tax rate. However, it is important to remember that we have:

NO Income Tax
NO Toll roads
NO Private roads

That is one of the reasons for my criticism of the reasons on the nonewgastax web site. It states facts that are typical political lies - true on the face of them, but clearly do not tell the whole story.

Building roads in Washington is quite expensive - and it should be. Environmental protection of the streams that carry our anadromous fish is important to me and I would expect important to most who peruse this site.

WSDOT is using a variety of different methods to lower the cost or increase the efficiency of building roads in this State. I work with folks from the Dept every day - while some appear to be feeding at the public trough, most put in more than a full days work - day in and day out.
_________________________
"You're not a g*dda*n looney Martini, you're a fisherman"

R.P. McMurphy - One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest