So now we’re going to tax miles driven? Ask Biden's Nominee for Transportation Secretary, Pete Buttigieg

American Thinker ^ | 01/28/2021 | John Green

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Last week, Pete Buttigieg began confirmation hearings for his appointment as Transportation secretary. During the question-and-answer session we discovered why President Asterisk favors Mayor Pete for this position. It seems he has a radical new idea for how to fund highway maintenance and development, which the new administration favors. Funding for our highway infrastructure is currently supported via a fuel tax -- 18.4 cents per gallon of gasoline and 24.4 cents per gallon of Diesel. Mayor Pete’s proposal is to move to a tax on miles driven, rather than fuel consumed.

It seems that the administration is concerned that drivers of electric cars are not paying their fair share. Thank God we’re past the silliness of the Trump administration. The adults are back in town, and the Harris/Biden administration is tackling the inequity of highway funding head on. I’m sure racism is involved somehow. I haven’t figured that angle out yet, but I’m sure that the white privilege of owning an electric car has something to do with it.

Given that electric cars still comprise less than 1% of all vehicles on the road, I have a question for the party of science. Isn’t the amount of fuel used to drive from point A to point B still a somewhat useful indicator of the distance from point A to point B? Granted, big cars use more fuel than small cars, but shouldn’t small cars pay less anyway? They impose less wear and tear on the roads after all. Of course, there is the problem that when I’m mowing my yard I’m helping to pay for the highways. Seems like a national issue that the administration should get right on.

But how will we track the mileage that everyone drives?

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Pete says, “Get ready to bend over!”