To: President Donald Trump, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate

Remove tax bias against public transportation

Return the Federal pretax benefits for public transit commuters to at least an equal if not higher level than that for automobile commuters.

Why is this important?

Unless Congress acts to reinstate the pretax benefits, there will be a bias in favor of automobile commuting, with public transit commuters only able to set aside $125 a month, and auto commuters allowed up to $240 a month. This subsidizes the more polluting automobile over the cleaner and more energy efficient use of buses, trains and automobiles. See http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/transit-users-await-congressional-action-on-pretax-benefits/2011/12/06/gIQArG6IlO_story.html