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In a report from The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, some states are experimenting with controversial new taxes to pay for highway construction. Special correspondent Lee Hochberg reports from Oregon, where officials are looking into charging drivers a tax based on the number of miles they drive in lieu of a highly-debated gas tax.
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Originally aired: May 29, 2009
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It would be very interesting and shocking if someone did a study on the cost to the taxpayers of all of the trips that President Obama takes all over the world. I bet if he stayed in the White House for just a week the savings would be astronomical.
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10/18/2009 :: 05:37:30 AM
kewl Says:
No gas tax. No mileage tax. Increase car registration fee. Stop expansion of highway system. Ban sprawl, create livable, self sustainable community. Improve mass transit so nobody needs to own a car. If a car needs to be used, rent it. Decrease traffic, decrease pollution. Unfortunately, it’s easier said than done.