Posted on 11/09/2021 12:17:54 PM PST by Red Badger
The final $1.2 trillion INVEST in America Act passed the Democrat-led House in a late night vote on Friday. Tucked away inside the infrastructure bill are some controversial policies, including these five:
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1. The cryptocurrency tax provision in the Senate version of the bill was the subject of scrutiny from Democrats and Republicans. The language was not amended in the final bill that passed the House. The legislation includes an IRS reporting requirement for brokers of cryptocurrency transactions.
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2. Under the "national motor vehicle per-mile user fee pilot" section of the bill, there is a pilot program to create a vehicle miles traveled system for taxing drivers based on their annual vehicle mileage. During his confirmation process, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg floated the idea of taxing motorists based on the number of miles they travel each year as a way to partly fund the legislation. The Biden administration backed off of full-scale development of the controversial proposal, settling instead for a pilot program.
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3. The bill includes a $118 billion bailout for the Highway Trust Fund, currently funded primarily through federal taxes on gas and diesel fuel. The funds are set to be transferred from the Treasury General Fund to the Highway Trust Fund.
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4. The bill includes a mandate for vehicle manufactures to install "drunk and impaired driving prevention technology" as a standard safety feature inside of new vehicles.
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5. The bill provides select cabinet secretaries with the authority to waive government cost-sharing rules with the private sector and fully fund select infrastructure projects with taxpayer dollars.
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According to both the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and the Congressional Budget Office, the legislation is not fully paid for and will add to the nation's deficit.
Out of control government is out of control.
Besides the fascist motivations, it will also add another $3000 to the cost of a car, increase the time and complexity of repairs and registration, burden courts and police with more data, and make the supply-chains for new cars even longer.
like ObamaCARE and every other Atrocity,
Eternity will remember that it was the GOP
that passed this and NOT AOC.
The GOP remains THE curse on the American People.
... and will make people late for work when the cars won’t start because of MOUTHWASH........................
That clinches it..my next vehicle is gonna be a 1965 chevy C-10 pickup.
CC
These are the Assistant Democrats that made all of this possible
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Mike Crapo (R-ID) Roy Blunt (R-MO) Richard Burr (R-NC) Deb Fischer (R-NE) Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Rob Portman (R-OH) Thom Tillis (R-NC) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Jim Risch (R-ID) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Roger Wicker (R-MS) Mitch McConnell (R-KY) John Hoeven (R-ND) Susan Collins (R-ME) Mitt Romney (R-UT)
Plus these Assistant Democrats in the House: Van Drew, Katko, Bacon, YoungAK, Upton, Kinzinger, SmithNJ, Fitzpatrick, Reed, Gabarino, GonzalezOH, McKinley.
They needed GOP help and they got it.
Number 2, the mileage tax, clearly targets Republican areas that tend to be rural and suburban. The assistant Democrats (ie RINOS) who voted for this should be primaried. I will happily send money to any Republican who runs against them.
So Bubba cranks up the truck then goes and grabs his beer when he runs out he stops at the 7 come 11 and leaves the truck running, gets to the bar in town and leaves the truck running. Good to go, effect on climate change not so good.
leaves the truck running?
At $10/gallon I doubt it...............
No 4 is pretty rich since Deep State is all for legalizing weed.
In my neck of the woods potheads are killing more people than drunks.
Too bad I can't afford the gas.
Texas Instruments and other microchip makers have been pumping literature out for months on their camera technology to identify drunk drivers or drivers falling asleep. I bet they had lobbyists pumping that into the legislation. I HATE what this country has become. I want a NATIONAL DIVORCE.
Re: #4. I read an article today that mentioned that it would probably be some sort of infrared scanner that watches the movements of the driver and when the system senses that the driver is not paying attention or dozes off then the car will sound a warning. If the situation persists the car will then automatically pull off the road and activate the emergency flashers.
Be interesting to see how they pull that off. Supposed to be mandatory by 2026. My guess is that models made prior to the mandate will increase substantially in value.
Bubba don’t neither, not the brightest in the litter.
A TOTAL INSULT to every American driver who doesn’t even drink....
And even though I gave up booze for good the day Obozo was sworn in, I’d have to pay for the irresponsible jag-offs who drink and drive.
Besides the fascist motivations, it will also add another $3000 to the cost of a car, increase the time and complexity of repairs and registration, burden courts and police with more data, and make the supply-chains for new cars even longer.
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By that time, with the rate FJB is going, that will be the least of our worries
Or what about detecting alcohol in hand sanitizers?
Same here. Covered up with pot heads.
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