{"id":350416,"date":"2021-03-30T13:02:02","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T17:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=350416"},"modified":"2021-03-30T13:02:20","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T17:02:20","slug":"biden-admin-walks-back-on-mileage-tax-to-pay-for-infrastructure-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-walks-back-on-mileage-tax-to-pay-for-infrastructure-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden admin. walks back on mileage tax to pay for infrastructure bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-walks-back-on-mileage-tax-to-pay-for-infrastructure-bill%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=350416&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2392988\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2392988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morning traffic moves along Interstate 76 in Philadelphia, Monday, March 29, 2021. U.S. drivers recently reached a major milestone when the number of daily passenger vehicle trips reached pre-pandemic levels for the first time in a year, according to data provided to The Associated Press by the transportation analytics firm Inrix.(AP Photo\/Matt Rourke)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:55 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, March 30, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg appears to be walking back on his department\u2019s mileage tax proposal. In an interview Monday, he denied the administration was considering taxes on gas and mileage as part of Joe Biden\u2019s sweeping infrastructure plan.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether a a mileage tax could be promising as a way to help pay for the infrastructure plan, Buttigieg said he wanted to make it clear that prospect was \u201cnot part of the conversation\u201d about bill.<\/p>\n<p>His comment came after he faced backlash for expressing support for a mileage tax while claiming the proposal would be a sustainable funding stream. When previously asked about a mileage base tax, Buttigieg mentioned that it \u201cshows a lot of promise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we believe in that so-called user-pays principle, the idea that part of how we pay for roads is you pay based on how much you drive, the gas tax used to be the obvious way to do it,\u201d he stated. \u201cIt\u2019s not anymore\u2026a so-called vehicle miles traveled tax or a mileage tax, whatever you want to call it, could be the way to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Car mileage tax trial balloon becomes a lead balloon. Butagigi strikes again and fails again. He is obviously way over qualified for the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chuck Woolery (@chuckwoolery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chuckwoolery\/status\/1376663563377512448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, critics warned of its impact on lower income households while increasing taxes for middle class Americans who drive long distance for work. Meanwhile, Biden is expected to unveil his infrastructure plan on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/march-30th-1981-assassination-attempt-of-president-reagan\/\"> March 30th, 1981: Assassination Attempt of President Reagan<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morning traffic moves along Interstate 76 in Philadelphia, Monday, March 29, 2021. 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