Pete Buttigieg backs away from miles driven tax

Last weekend Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg floated the idea of funding an infrastructure bill with a regressive miles driven tax which would have disproportionally hurt the lower classes and minorities. The outcry must have been overwhelming because yesterday Pete Buttigieg backtracked from the idea, claiming this is not on the table. Here is more:

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg ruled out plans on Monday to increase in the federal gas tax or charge drivers a fee based on miles driven to pay for the Biden administration’s $3 trillion infrastructure plan.

“That’s not part of the conversation about this infrastructure bill,” Buttigieg told CNN on Monday when asked about implementing a vehicle-miles-traveled fee in lieu of taxes paid at the gas pump. “Just want to make sure that’s really clear,” he added. “But you will be hearing a lot more details in the coming days about how we envision to be able to fund this.”

Buttigieg also dismissed the suggestion of a gas tax increase to pay for rebuilding the nations roads, tunnels and bridges but he said measures being discussed “are carefully thought through, responsible ideas that ultimately are going to be a win for the economy.”

Well this is certainly good news, if we can take what he says at face value and this is not snuck into another, unrelated bill, however you did notice that there is going to be some kind of new tax or tax increase coming our way? And once again I can guarantee this tax will not be just on those making over $400,000, despite Joe Biden’s promise…