T FARES are going up, and gasoline costs are half what they were two years ago. How is it fair that drivers pay less when T riders have to pay more?

The Saudis and other oil-producing states have given us a huge gift by lowering our fuel costs. We should take advantage of this gift and increase the state gas tax. The proceeds could help support the T and provide badly needed resources to repair roads. I understand why voters rejected automatic indexing for gas tax increases in 2014. But now is the time for state legislators to show some backbone and increase the gas tax.

Walter Booth

Somerville