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2/20/2009 Obama Administration Proposes Substituting Federal Gas Tax with New Model Based On Miles Driven
Perhaps the Republicans were right

a Democrat in office does in fact mean bigger government along with unnecessary intrusion into the lives of American citizens. Funnily enough a Republican member of President Barack Obama's administration is now proposing a new kind of tax that is not likely to go over well with anyone that owns a vehicle. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said on Friday that he backs a plan to tax motorists based on how many miles they drive rather than the ages old standard method of taxing gasoline based on usage. For more than half a century, gasoline taxes have paid for the federal portion of highway and bridge construction. But according to LaHood, this system can no longer be relied upon to raise enough funds to keep the country's transportation system moving. "We should look at the vehicular miles program where people are actually clocked on the number of miles that they traveled," said LaHood. (Cleveland Leader)
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