Posted on 04/23/2022 9:41:49 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The secretary of transportation says a "monthly mobility dividend" could be in the nation's longer-term future.
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg suggested that transitioning to a "monthly transportation payment" from monthly car payments could be in America's future.
Buttigieg also said a "monthly mobility dividend" could lie further out in the future.
"What I mean by that is if we're looking way out into the future, where we have things like, let's imagine distributed energy generation where you have resources at your house, whether it's a dramatically more efficient, even solar panels and wind resources," Buttigieg said Wednesday at an event hosted by the liberal think tank New America.
"From your home, you can put more into the transportation system than you get out of it through things like energy, so that you would participate in creating so much value that you'd actually get a net dividend on it, instead of paying into it on a net basis," he added. "Now, that's pretty far out."
A "more intermediate goal" in the U.S. would be transitioning from monthly car payments to a "monthly transportation payment that's quite a bit less than a car payment that covers everything," said Buttigieg, a Democratic presidential candidate in 2020.
"We're actually seeing certain glimmers of this now," he said. "So some of the rideshare companies, for example, are starting to look at mobility as a service where you have some kind of interface, and it's neutral on whether you're on one of their bikes, or in one of their rideshare things or just on public transit, or some combination thereof, or it even leads to a train ticket or something.
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Running Man style?
Commie, leftist, socialist, Marxist, anarchist demoKKKrat rat bastard butt-boy.
Betos mistake was not being enough of a homosexual. Little Pete got the right mix.And Pete was even able to be off on maternity leave for a few months and nobody even noticed. Now thats a powerful 21st century liberal politician.
“let’s imagine distributed energy generation where you have resources at your house, whether it’s a dramatically more efficient, even solar panels and wind resources,” Buttigieg said Wednesday at an event hosted by the liberal think tank New America.”
Let’s imagine you are too stupid to know that wind and solar would have trouble powering a weedeater, much less a house.
Certainly more loose screws than stretch marks from ‘birthing’.
When I think who can offer the best value, save me money and be efficient the US Government never, ever comes to mind. All they will do is lock you into their program, then increase costs to cover other programs….
He misspoke. He meant to say a monthly tranny payment.
“Everything is free but we’re out of stock!”
Right. I am a woman ... does anyone think a woman ought to be standing anywhere ALONE waiting for a ride?????
Especially NOW, since the Liberals have turned US communities into Dodge City!!???
Fabulous idea. I think I’ll trade my old Infinity for a new Mercedes Benz.
Working the system R Us.
How very commie of you Buttjudge..
You'll own nothing (and you won't like it).
He's bat-sh-- crazy.
Everyone even slightly associated with the WEF needs to achieve ambient temperature.
They are not interested in nuclear power.
Buttplug, just shut up and go do whatever you do with your wife or husband or whatever.
Oh yeah. It would be paid to the government, it would not be optional, and most of all, it would take your money and give it to those persons who are exempt from it (OH, he didn’t tell you that, did he?). Plus it would include a mileage charge, so you who have to work 60 miles away from home because you can’t afford to move, will pay.
It would make producers pay and pay and pay, but give free money to lazy indolent slackers who blame the productive people for their failures.
It would penalize anyone with a gasoline engine and take their money and give it to people with electric engines.
The fee would rise astronomically for anybody with a van or a pickup truck. (What? you mean he didn’t think to mention that?)
Nonsensical. Pete Butt is nuttier than a fruitcake.
The only thing Buttgiggity is floating are his helium filled loafers.
If the Mayor of South Bend Indiana ran the world ….
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