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That's just a regressive tax that disproportionately hurts lower-income folks the most.

I'm so tired of this "I got mine, so fuck you" attitude many people have. If you're wealthy, you probably got there via inheritance, luck, or on the backs and shoulders of the hard work of others. And yet "I won't do my part to pay for basic infrastructure where I live" is the attitude.

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If that’s a regressive tax on the poor, then so are “groceries” and “housing”.

Yes, increasing costs of necessities is regressive. Charging everyone the same fee costs poor people a larger percentage of their income.

> A regressive tax is a tax applied uniformly, taking a larger percentage of income from low-income earners than from high-income earners.

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