All American Blogger – by Duane Lester
Democrat Rep. Earl Blumenaur’s plan to fix America’s infrastructure, which is still in surprisingly bad condition considering we just poured a kabillion dollars into it via the Stimulus Plan.
Blumenaur’s going to tax every mile you drive.
Every.
Single.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would require the government to study the most practical ways of taxing drivers based on how far they drive, in order to help fund federal highway programs.
Blumenauer’s bill, H.R. 3638, would set up a Road Usage Fee Pilot Program, which he said would study mileage-based fee systems. He cast his bill as a long-term solution for funding highway programs, and proposed it along with a shorter-term plan to nearly double the gas tax, from 18.4 cents to 33.4 cents per gallon.
“As we extend the gas tax, we must also think about how to replace it with something more sustainable,” Blumenauer said Tuesday. “The best candidate would be the vehicle mile traveled fee being explored by pilot projects in Oregon and implemented there on a voluntary basis next year.”
It’s not a novel idea. It’s actually standard operating procedure for the left.
Look a problem! Quick, tax someone.
The problem still exists! Raise taxes!
ARRGH! It’s still there! Double taxes and create some new taxes!
There is opposition to this, mainly from everyone.
The bill doesn’t stand a chance, but it’s important to know what’s possible in a country dominated by progressives.
Hat Tip: Weasel Zippers
That clown wants a plan? How about this: we string that bastard up with some hemp rope, we stop the taxes already in place from going into politicians pockets and instead use that money to do what it was originally intended to do, fix the roads!
I couldnt agree more, were gonna need a lot of rope, dont have hemp but got a few spools of dynamic haul line, and a spool of new england climbing rope,,, how many hanks you want?
Im just going to drive a whole lot less,
“Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) on Tuesday reintroduced legislation that would require the government to study the most practical ways of taxing drivers based on how far they drive, in order to help fund federal highway programs.”
Bahahaha!!!
Hi! My name is Earl!
Sorry just had to say it. Anyways, no thanks, Earl. I’ll just take the “State and local roads” and leave the Federal highways alone. How about that?
Whoops! I’m compromising again. Scratch that. I don’t give into Communism. How about I just hang your ass over the Federal highway overpass? How’s that sound?
🙂
When the traitors become overpass ornaments then and only then will we really have their attention! The police state protecting these bastards need to rethink who they are really protecting.