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ColinC

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7. Good point

Tue Mar 30, 2021, 03:33 PM

Mar 2021

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Thing is the cigarette taxes came in at the same time as some really strong anti smoking campaigns and health PR which gave people little sympathy when those taxes were enacted. Until something similar can happen with gas -to get public support for gasoline down, it would be hard for taxes like that to maintain public support and easy for Republicans to run on in most swing states.

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Secretary Pete backtracks on a mileage tax as funding for the infrastructure bill [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2021 OP

Smart to do so. The poor and struggling can't handle another regressive tax. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #1

I am glad to be honest jimfields33 Mar 2021 #2

I suspect that mileage taxes are pretty unpopular with the base ... Hugh_Lebowski Mar 2021 #3

I didn't like this idea, glad it's being walked back ebbie15644 Mar 2021 #4

A regressive tax like that just helps the "tax and spend" narrative ColinC Mar 2021 #5

The problem is Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #6

Good point ColinC Mar 2021 #7

Public Transport Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #8

Oh absolutely ColinC Mar 2021 #9

Some folk have to drive Miguelito Loveless Mar 2021 #11

Maybe they could tax drivers' licenses Marthe48 Mar 2021 #10