Posted on 01/22/2021 10:28:15 AM PST by rktman
Transportation Secretary nominee Pete Buttigieg suggested raising the federal gas tax in order to fund infrastructure initiatives during his confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
Republican Florida Sen. Rick Scott asked the former South Bend mayor if he would favor a federal gas tax increase to pay for the Highway Trust Fund. The fund is mostly financed by revenue from federal gas taxes but has become less financially solvent in recent years, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center.
“Well, I think all options need to be on the table,” Buttigieg responded. “As you know, the gas tax has not been increased since 1993, and it’s never been pegged to inflation. And it’s one of the reasons why the current state of the Highway Trust Fund is that there’s more going out than coming in.”
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The part that amazed me was that Caliph Baraq got re-elected after making gas 4 bucks a gallon. Of course Romney was probably the ideal opponent to beat...
Did you mean “fairyed” around the country?
Someone needs to explain just exactly how much revenue is raised by use taxes.
ie Ohio- Combined with federal taxes, drivers will pay 56.9 cents per gallon on gasoline and 71.4 cents on diesel fuel
Obama never did follow up on his promise to buy a Chevy Volt when he left office.
Actually, in Michigan the registration fee is more for an EV to make up for the loss of gas taxes. Just bought a commuter vehicle and was surprised the plates cast more.
So, what will the owners of Electric Cars be charged?
They use the same Roadways that us little People who drive Cars with Internal Combustion Engines use.
Deaf ears............... Won’t have any effect on these folks.
Deaf ears............... Won’t have any effect on these folks.
Nothing like stressing the power grid with millions of electric cars. At least the ChiComs are building hundreds of coal fired power plants to fuel theirs.
Not sure of your last sentence. Can you amplify please?
Please help this go viral. This woman is awesome and speaks for over 80 million DJT voters.
Clearly The Left Does Not Truly Want Unity... And Neither Do I
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And yet, the infrastructure is no better. So Butthead wants to raised fuel taxes as if that will fix the problem. The Dem/Soc/Commies will just piss it away once more.
I'm dumbfounded that they keep repeating the same ripoffs and still get voted in by the very people their policies hurt.
I'm not one of those who say America is lost, but it's gonna be a tough ride for the next years. I'm not going anywhere for hopefully another 5 years. I will fight at 71 in ways I can.
Actually, in GA I pay punitive yearly special EV taxes that are far more than what I would pay in the equivalent gas car.
Hershey highway needs more $
Well, I really didnt't want to suggest that he was a fanny farming, rump ranger, screaming bender, gerbil felcher, butter-cheeked, chutney ferret, knob-gobbling, rump ranging, Barbie hugging, Broadway-showgirl, tootsie-roll-eating, lizard worshipping, post pulling, brown-wind-loving, scroat slurping dingleberry biting, pole pushing, vacuum-lipped anal warrior, or a carrot-swallowing, poodle owning, skipping little hotdog-eating, or a chalk-licking, lavender sniffing, cheeky merry-monkey pole-vaulter, a cigar smoking, giggling little donut-puncher, or a Crisco-hoarding, rainbow-prancing, fuchsia puffed batty boy, a feminine-acting, stick-twiddling parade-marching ball-juggling, a gerbil-feeding, flower sniffing, rainbow-squatting, bottoms-up boy, or a glitter-loving, tail-tickling, Cleveland Steamer pooftah, a ham-slamming organ grinder, a latte-swilling, boy-texting, pump-a-loaf bread-boffer, a limp-wristed prancing knob-jockey, a loafer-lightening grass-tickling pounder of fudge, a merrily-hopping, NPR-listening musical-favoring chin-trauma patient, a merry delicate lightly-prancing dress-favoring protein-burper, a pearl-necklace adorned tumblebunny, a petal-covered swishing basket-burglar, a gym bunny, a pink-sequin-adorned squeeze-friendly rectum-flagellator, or a quiche-slurping, glitter-coated nimble-dancer, a rose-sprinkling, first-chair rusty-trombone pole-vaulter, a rump-radar-pinging, butterbutt loving, feathered drag princess, a sibilants-pronouncing girl-drink-swilling fruity little balltender, Okla-homo, a silent-screaming bed-bouncing pump-wearing butt pilot, a skipping lavender-scented going-in-dry pillow-biter, a soap-dropping, spanks-wearing, cabana-boy-loving, turd burglarizing rug bumper, or a Hershey highway loving butt pirate, sodomite Sally, polishers of floorboards, muff divers, or carpet muncher. So I didn't want to suggest anything.
Butt Gig Floats.
“All Options”?
How about the option of cutting spending?
Who pays the most in gas taxes? The truckers.
Who wants gas taxes increased? The truckers.
US roads are underfunded and undermaintained. Funding their improvement with a user fee seems fair and efficient. It’s been almost 30 years since the last change. It will actually save the truckers money to be able to operate on roads that aren’t falling apart.
We barely survived eight years of 0bama; this current mess will be worse.
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