Why it’s a bad idea to tax people for every mile they drive

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By Ben AdlerMay 12, 2015, 5:16 pm197 pts
The U.S. is struggling to fix its crumbling transportation infrastructure. National highway and public transit spending is supported by the federal gasoline tax, which now stands at 18.4 cents per gallon. It hasn’t been raised to keep pace with inflation since 1993. States have their own gas taxes, which fund…

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