Buttigieg floats gas tax hike

[dukkha]

Well, I think all options need to be on the table," Buttigieg said. "As you know, the gas tax has not been increased since 1993, and it's never been pegged to inflation. And it's one of the reasons why the current state of the Highway Trust Fund is that there's more going out than coming in."

Buttigieg noted that funding transfers have helped make up the difference, but questioned whether Congress would keep doing that. He said that for now, the U.S. needs "a solution that can provide some predictability and sustainability."

While he did not rule out doing this through a gas tax increase, Buttigieg did question how viable this approach might be in the future if the country moves toward electric cars.

"In the long term, we need to bear in mind also that as vehicles become more efficient and as we pursue electrification, sooner or later there will be questions about whether the gas tax can be effective at all," he said.
"In the short to medium term," however, Buttigieg said that a solution "could mean revisiting the gas tax, adjusting it, and/or connecting it to inflation."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/but...retary-hearing

[dukkha]

well that didnt take long! The camel sticks his nose under the tent

[dukkha]

Indeed. I wonder how the left will blame Trump for high gas prices?

oh man you are good!! I didnt see that one coming.

[Hawkeye10]

Washington state is making plans to nearly double the gas tax to almost $1/gal.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle...tion-proposal/

Long term the plan is to have transponders in every vehicle and charge on demand by the mile...you will never know what the tax will be day to day.

[RB 60]

As it stands now, "The state with the highest tax rate on gasoline is Pennsylvania at $0.586 / gallon followed closely by California at $0.533 / gallon."

https://igentax.com/gas-tax-state/

In South Carolina gas, is under $2 a gallon (according to the GF's niece who lives just across the border in NC). Here in PA. it's 2.69 a gallon.
Biden & Co. will undoubtedly drive our prices well above $3 a gallon, possibly over $4 a gallon like it was under Obama.

[Hawkeye10]

As it stands now, "The state with the highest tax rate on gasoline is Pennsylvania at $0.586 / gallon followed closely by California at $0.533 / gallon."

https://igentax.com/gas-tax-state/

In South Carolina gas, is under $2 a gallon (according to the GF's niece who lives just across the border in NC). Here in PA. it's 2.69 a gallon.
Biden & Co. will undoubtedly drive our prices well above $3 a gallon, possibly over $4 a gallon like it was under Obama.

So when Washington is making plans to have a $1 tax four years from now that is something.

[Hawkeye10]

I have not heard this but knowing Washington there is a near 100% chance that a lot of this money will go to eliminating fares on mass transit and these vans that handicapped and "at risk" call to take them where they want to go.

Which is bad policy.

Nobody cares.

[RB 60]

So when Washington is making plans to have a $1 tax four years from now that is something.

Biden & Co. will start their "environmental" shit long before 4 years from now. Energy costs will skyrocket. That will have a major increase on everything else when transportation costs will be added to all other consumable prices. When I worked for the Food Service Co, they added transportation costs to the places we delivered to, those places raised their prices. Count on rising prices for everything under Biden...

[no worries]

Indeed. I wonder how the left will blame Trump for high gas prices?

Really? Moron.

Teabaggers, ignore the fact that federal fuel taxes are separate from state taxes.

Federal taxes are 18.4 cents a gallon for gasoline.

Federal taxes are 24.4 cents a gallon for diesel fuel.

They haven't been raised since 1993.

Eric Trump wrote this comment with the picture on Twitter and Facebook: “If Biden gets in, not only will he destroy the Oil & Gas industry (and millions of American jobs and lives), we can all say goodbye to these unbelievably good gas prices. Don’t forget the nearly $5 per gallon we were paying under O’Biden.”

The average retail price of gasoline while Barack Obama was president was $2.97. The average price under President Donald Trump has been $2.49, which includes lower prices due to the pandemic.

Teabaggers will believe any thing.

[no worries]

Biden & Co. will start their "environmental" shit long before 4 years from now. Energy costs will skyrocket. That will have a major increase on everything else when transportation costs will be added to all other consumable prices. When I worked for the Food Service Co, they added transportation costs to the places we delivered to, those places raised their prices. Count on rising prices for everything under Biden...

Another "the sky is falling" teabagger "prediction", worse than their dear leader's "predictions".

[Hawkeye10]

Biden & Co. will start their "environmental" shit long before 4 years from now. Energy costs will skyrocket. That will have a major increase on everything else when transportation costs will be added to all other consumable prices. When I worked for the Food Service Co, they added transportation costs to the places we delivered to, those places raised their prices. Count on rising prices for everything under Biden...

Eliminating fares on mass transit and the Victim Van Services is about "equity", and is a high priority for the Revolution.....the victims need their free shit.

What did you do for Food Service Co?

[RB 60]

Really? Moron.

Teabaggers, ignore the fact that federal fuel taxes are separate from state taxes.

Federal taxes are 18.4 cents a gallon for gasoline.

Federal taxes are 24.4 cents a gallon for diesel fuel.

They haven't been raised since 1993.

Eric Trump wrote this comment with the picture on Twitter and Facebook: “If Biden gets in, not only will he destroy the Oil & Gas industry (and millions of American jobs and lives), we can all say goodbye to these unbelievably good gas prices. Don’t forget the nearly $5 per gallon we were paying under O’Biden.”

The average retail price of gasoline while Barack Obama was president was $2.97. The average price under President Donald Trump has been $2.49, which includes lower prices due to the pandemic.

Teabaggers will believe any thing.

So, in other words, gas prices were on average .48 cents cheaper under Trump than Obama.
The "pandemic" had zero point shit to do with gas prices. If it did, the price per gallon would
have dropped even lower since less people were buying gas because of the lockdowns. Why are they rising now instead of falling?

[RB 60]

Eliminating fares on mass transit and the Victim Van Services is about "equity", and is a high priority for the Revolution.....the victims need their free shit.

What did you do for Food Service Co?

I haven't seen where mass transit fares will be decreased.

Delivery driver.

[Hawkeye10]

I haven't seen where mass transit fares will be decreased.

Delivery driver.

Decreased to zero.....when they finally get around to telling you remember please that I gave you the heads up.

Interesting.

[no worries]

So, in other words, gas prices were on average .48 cents cheaper under Trump than Obama.
The "pandemic" had zero point shit to do with gas prices. If it did, the price per gallon would
have dropped even lower since less people were buying gas because of the lockdowns. Why are they rising now instead of falling?

Holy crap, you can't read but you can do simple math, why weren't you on Dotard's "decipherin'" committee?

"The "pandemic" had zero point shit to do with gas prices. If it did, the price per gallon would
have dropped even lower since less people were buying gas because of the lockdowns. Why are they rising now instead of falling"?

Still can't think logically.

Supply and demand, moron.