Why should drivers receive double the tax deduction for parking that transit commuters get?
If Congress doesn’t act, that’s what will happen in January. A provision in the stimulus bill increased the transit benefit from $120 to $230, finally putting it on equal footing with the $230 parking benefit. But that provision is about to expire unless Congress votes to extend it during their December session.
The millions of Americans who depend on transit to get to work each day shouldn’t have to pay more to do something that also saves us energy, reduces congestion and emissions, and uses less oil.
Sign this petition from our friends at Commuter Nation to urge Congress to restore the transit benefit and make it equal to the parking benefit. They’ll deliver all the signatures December 1 – so sign it and pass it on quickly!
Let’s make sure Congress keeps things fair by extending the transit benefit and keeping it equal with the parking benefit.