by Haris Alic
Washington Times
The White House’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure package includes a pilot program for a national mile-driven tax, contradicting President Biden’s previous dismissal of the policy.
Tucked within the 2,702-page infrastructure bill is obscure language requiring the Department of Transportation to test the feasibility of taxing drivers for the number of miles they travel.
The tax would be broad enough to target any “passenger motor vehicles,” including light and medium-to-heavy duty trucks.”…
“Drivers currently pay a gas tax that is supposed to pay for road maintenance, and all drivers pay tolls on toll roads for such maintenance,” said Steve Milloy, a former member of the Trump administration’s transition team for the Environmental Protection Agency.
“An additional by-the-mile tax will penalize suburban and rural drivers because of where they live,” Mr. Milloy said.
Mr. Milloy added that the move was not surprising given that environmental advocates have long favored public transit over individual car ownership.
