Buttigieg: Mileage Tax to Fund Infrastructure ‘Shows a Lot of Promise’

[mystery-ak]

Buttigieg: Mileage Tax to Fund Infrastructure ‘Shows a Lot of Promise’


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2eblL-0iZA

Pam Key 26 Mar 2021

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” that to fund President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill, a tax on mileage traveled looks promising.

When asked about a mileage tax, Buttigieg said, “I think that shows a lot of promise. If we believe in that so-called user-pays principle, the idea that part of how we pay for roads is you pay based on how much you drive. The gas tax used to be the obvious way to do it; it’s not anymore. So, a so-called vehicle miles traveled tax or a mileage tax, whatever you want to call it, could be the way to do it.”

When asked about “build America bonds, Buttigieg said, “Definitely a lot of promise in terms of the way we leverage that kind of financing. There have been ideas around things like a National Infrastructure Bank, too.”

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https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/03/26/buttigieg-mileage-tax-to-fund-infrastructure-shows-a-lot-of-promise/

[Wingnut]

I wish someone would dropkick him thru the goal posts of life cuz Butt Plug is clueless.

[mountaineer]

This, of course, hurts working people worst.

[dfwgator]

Time for the "Mother of All Trucker Strikes".

[mystery-ak]

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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https://neonnettle.com/news/14676-pete-buttigieg-touts-plan-to-tax-americans-for-every-mile-they-drive

[Right_in_Virginia]

John Cardillo
@johncardillo

First they’ll track you

Then they’ll tax you

Then they’ll restrict your movements


11:18 AM · Mar 27, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

https://twitter.com/johncardillo/status/1375829548013510657

[Right_in_Virginia]

John Cardillo
@johncardillo

I really hope they run with this.

FL, MI, OH, PA, TX, WI, and all other rural independent and NPA voters will love being taxed by the mile on their 50+ mi commutes to pay for inner city social programs.


11:04 AM · Mar 27, 2021·Twitter for iPhone

https://twitter.com/johncardillo/status/1375826171565334528