Why not let the people decide on transit tax?

There are many questions to be answered and factors to be considered when it comes to voting for a proposed 2/10ths of 1 percent sales tax increase to help fund Spokane Transit Authority projects and operations.

For starters, if one does some simple math, STA serves just 5 percent of the county’s population. Why should the other 95 percent subsidize mass transit usage by a small number of people?

One answer might be that if there was an efficient, well-funded transit system in place, more people might use it, thereby taking vehicles off our well-worn roads. Another answer is businesses looking...