Post by jezz on Aug 11, 2021 2:49:59 GMT -5
Insane! They will now tax drivers for each mile they drive. Trucking will be screwed. Vacationers will be screwed.
So here we go.... won't tax the middle class my A$$!!!!
Will they tax the private jet mileage? I bet not.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9879991/Pilot-plan-tax-drivers-MILE-hidden-Bidens-1-2trillion-infrastructure-plan.html
So here we go.... won't tax the middle class my A$$!!!!
Will they tax the private jet mileage? I bet not.
American drivers could soon trade paying taxes on gas at the pump for owing the government annual 'per-mile user fees,' under a new pilot program recently passed by the Senate in Joe Biden's $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal.
The bill passed a Senate vote on Tuesday and will go on to the House of Representatives.
The massive deal puts $125 million toward exploring the possibility of a federal vehicle miles traveled tax (VMT) by funding the launch of federal, state and local VMT pilot programs.
It gives Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg the ability to award grants to local and regional entities 'to carry out pilot projects' of the VMT tax.
Both everyday drivers and commercial freight drivers from all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico would have to be enrolled in the voluntary program, the bill text reads.
The DOT would calculate drivers' payments quarterly.
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.'
However, adding it to existing federal and state gas taxes rather than replacing them may lead to higher consumer prices for everyday families.
The bill passed a Senate vote on Tuesday and will go on to the House of Representatives.
The massive deal puts $125 million toward exploring the possibility of a federal vehicle miles traveled tax (VMT) by funding the launch of federal, state and local VMT pilot programs.
It gives Transport Secretary Pete Buttigieg the ability to award grants to local and regional entities 'to carry out pilot projects' of the VMT tax.
Both everyday drivers and commercial freight drivers from all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico would have to be enrolled in the voluntary program, the bill text reads.
The DOT would calculate drivers' payments quarterly.
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.'
However, adding it to existing federal and state gas taxes rather than replacing them may lead to higher consumer prices for everyday families.
