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General Category => Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on March 30, 2021, 12:04:29 am
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Watch: Buttigieg Backtracks on Vehicle Mileage Tax
Pam Key 29 Mar 2021
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said on Monday on CNN’s “The Lead†that a mileage tax is not under consideration to help fund the infrastructure bill the Biden administration is working toward.
Friday on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,†Buttigieg said, “I think that shows a lot of promise. If we believe in that so-called user pays principle… 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 mileage tax, whatever you want to call it, could be the way to do it.â€
Anchor Jake Tapper said, “You said also that a mileage tax showed ‘a lot of promise,’ as a way to help pay for the plan. That tax would charge people for how many miles they drive. Is that under consideration?â€
Buttigieg responded, “No, that’s not part of the conversation about this infrastructure bill, so just want to make sure that’s really clear. But you will be hearing a lot more details in the coming days about how we envision being able to fund this.â€
He added, “Again, these are carefully thought through responsible ideas that ultimately are going to be a win for the economy and need to be compared to the unaffordable cost of the status quo.â€
Tapper said, “So something of a backtrack on that.â€
video at link
https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2021/03/29/watch-buttigieg-backtracks-on-vehicle-mileage-tax/
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Anytime I read Buttboy backing into anything, I shudder.