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The Democrats’ $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan includes a provision to test “tax per mile driven”. Democrats want to ultimately be able to charge drivers a tax for every mile that they drive. They want to implement this at the federal, state, and local levels. The federal government would provide grants to the states and local governments to help implement this. Both commercial and private drivers will need to be enrolled.<\/p>\n
From the Daly Mail:<\/span><\/p>\n A 2019 report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that a federal VMT tax could reduce damage to US highways and lessen traffic congestion by encouraging trucking companies to ‘change what kinds of trucks they used or where or when they drove.’<\/p>\n However, adding it to existing federal and state gas taxes rather than replacing them may lead to higher consumer prices for everyday families.<\/p>\n Buttigieg told CNN in March ‘that’s not part of the conversation about this infrastructure bill’ when asked about a VMT tax by Jake Tapper.<\/p>\n ‘But you will be hearing a lot more details in the coming days about how we envision being able to fund this. And, 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,’ Buttigieg said.<\/p>\n It’s a reversal on an earlier statement where the Transport secretary said a VMT tax was being considered.<\/p>\n Critics chimed in that that the tax idea from ‘Pothole Pete’ would considerably hurt people who own electric vehicles or who live in rural areas where distances where there are more miles between destinations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Daily Mail has the full article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"