Pete Buttigieg Touts Plan to Tax Americans for Every Mile They Drive
Biden's transportation secretary says taxing drivers by the mile 'shows a lot of promise'
By: Jay Greenberg |@NeonNettle
on 27th March 2021 @ 4.00pm
Joe Biden's Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg has caused outrage among voters by touting a plan to tax Americans for every mile they drive.
The Biden administration is considering taxing motorists by the mile to fund their $3 trillion climate-friendly "green" infrastructure plans.
However, critics argue that the plan only hurts rural Americans and not "millionaires" and their Teslas.
Buttigieg revealed Friday that the White House is mulling a tax on vehicles' mileage to pay for a proposal to revamp the nation's infrastructure expected in the coming days.
Critics chimed in that the radical tax idea from "Pothole Pete" would considerably hurt Americans who live in rural areas where there are more miles between destinations.
The move would also hit electric car owners who would normally avoid taxes on fuel - a key motivator for many who have switched from combustion engine-powered vehicles.
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