Fwd: Forget Gas Prices, A Driving Tax Might Be Next

Forget Gas Prices, A Driving Tax Might Be Next

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Forget Gas Prices, A Driving Tax Might Be Next Posted: 18 May 2011 06:01 AM PDT Washington lawmakers are kicking around a new idea to help raise funds to fix our highways and infrastructure: a national driving tax charging motorists by the mile. [via] A driving tax could either replace the current 18.4 cent a gallon federal gas tax or, possibly, add to it. Because greater fuel economy is letting motorists drive more miles using less gas, the current gas tax that funds the federal government's efforts to build and maintain highways isn't generating enough money. A... [[ Click Through for the rest of the post, and other interesting content. ]]

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