Markinsa Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Hidden on Page 508 of the Infrastructure Bill Is a Plan to Make It Too Expensive to Drive a Car Taylor Penley August 4, 2021 at 3:07pm The cost of living is on the rise, calls for yet another wave of pandemic restrictions have begun and now, buried deep in the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill, the left has laid out yet another idea to bring Americans to their knees. Make no mistake: The suffering is intentional, goal-oriented and not bound to stop anytime soon. Still, one proposal in the 2,702 page infrastructure bill seems especially cruel — cruel enough to make it too expensive for many Americans to even drive a car. Nick Short of the Claremont Institute highlighted an item on Pages 508-519 of the bill that would introduce a national per-mile motor vehicle user fee on a trial basis. “Buried on page 508 of the 2,702 page infrastructure bill is a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee (MBUF) which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car,” Short said Tuesday on Twitter. The pilot program is set up “to test the design, acceptance, implementation, and financial sustainability of a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee, to address the need for additional revenue for surface transportation infrastructure and a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee” and “to provide recommendations relating to the adoption and implementation of a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee,” the bill says. An article from The Lid Blog attached to Short’s tweet detailed the proposal even further, breaking down each component, from the program’s objectives to its proposal that “volunteers” from each state should discover different ways to collect data on miles driven by “both commercial and private vehicle operators.” On Page 513, the proposal says that the “Secretary of the Treasury shall establish, on an annual basis, per-mile user fees for passenger motor vehicles, light trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty trucks.” In theory, these per-mile user fees would vary by vehicle contingent upon several factors, including — you guessed it — environmental impact. To ease any apprehension about participating in the pilot program, the measure indicates that participants’ identities will be protected, perhaps, as The Lid said, to prevent ostracization “if this happens and achieves the desired result.” The left can chalk up this test run of what eventually might turn into a full-blown measure to make owning a vehicle next-to-impossible as an effort to be “environmentally conscious,” but is it instead another way to cripple our existing ways of life? We might dismiss it now, but imagine telling yourself five years ago that the government would order small business closures, codify when and how Americans could worship and adopt an increasingly draconian “do as I say, not as I do” policy to address a global pandemic. From the way we work to the way we breathe, so many aspects of our lives have already changed — albeit willingly, for some. What’s so different about changing how we get to one place from another? With $10 million dedicated to this program for each year from 2022 to 2026, it’s easy to see how the government doles out what it acquires from hardworking Americans. Any Republican lawmakers who vote in favor of this “bipartisan” bill have no right to label themselves “conservative.” This proposal is the antithesis of conservatism. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickgold Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 8 hours ago, Markinsa said: Hidden on Page 508 of the Infrastructure Bill Is a Plan to Make It Too Expensive to Drive a Car Taylor Penley August 4, 2021 at 3:07pm The cost of living is on the rise, calls for yet another wave of pandemic restrictions have begun and now, buried deep in the so-called bipartisan infrastructure bill, the left has laid out yet another idea to bring Americans to their knees. Make no mistake: The suffering is intentional, goal-oriented and not bound to stop anytime soon. Still, one proposal in the 2,702 page infrastructure bill seems especially cruel — cruel enough to make it too expensive for many Americans to even drive a car. Nick Short of the Claremont Institute highlighted an item on Pages 508-519 of the bill that would introduce a national per-mile motor vehicle user fee on a trial basis. “Buried on page 508 of the 2,702 page infrastructure bill is a pilot program for a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee (MBUF) which is basically a long-term plan to make it too expensive to drive a car,” Short said Tuesday on Twitter. The pilot program is set up “to test the design, acceptance, implementation, and financial sustainability of a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee, to address the need for additional revenue for surface transportation infrastructure and a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee” and “to provide recommendations relating to the adoption and implementation of a national motor vehicle per-mile user fee,” the bill says. An article from The Lid Blog attached to Short’s tweet detailed the proposal even further, breaking down each component, from the program’s objectives to its proposal that “volunteers” from each state should discover different ways to collect data on miles driven by “both commercial and private vehicle operators.” On Page 513, the proposal says that the “Secretary of the Treasury shall establish, on an annual basis, per-mile user fees for passenger motor vehicles, light trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty trucks.” In theory, these per-mile user fees would vary by vehicle contingent upon several factors, including — you guessed it — environmental impact. To ease any apprehension about participating in the pilot program, the measure indicates that participants’ identities will be protected, perhaps, as The Lid said, to prevent ostracization “if this happens and achieves the desired result.” The left can chalk up this test run of what eventually might turn into a full-blown measure to make owning a vehicle next-to-impossible as an effort to be “environmentally conscious,” but is it instead another way to cripple our existing ways of life? We might dismiss it now, but imagine telling yourself five years ago that the government would order small business closures, codify when and how Americans could worship and adopt an increasingly draconian “do as I say, not as I do” policy to address a global pandemic. From the way we work to the way we breathe, so many aspects of our lives have already changed — albeit willingly, for some. What’s so different about changing how we get to one place from another? With $10 million dedicated to this program for each year from 2022 to 2026, it’s easy to see how the government doles out what it acquires from hardworking Americans. Any Republican lawmakers who vote in favor of this “bipartisan” bill have no right to label themselves “conservative.” This proposal is the antithesis of conservatism. Somebody stop this madness! This what these control freaks want no matter what the people says. They have no boundaries. Put it to the peoples vote and there would be a different out come. These politicians are not my voice. 1 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md11fr8dawg Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Just is just the tip of the spear of what the Rat Morons are planning to DESTROY our middle class. Wonder if miraj, caddieman, Shabs, Utah Rock and sportscar support this kind of madness? 1 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraj Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 1 hour ago, md11fr8dawg said: Just is just the tip of the spear of what the Rat Morons are planning to DESTROY our middle class. Wonder if miraj, caddieman, Shabs, Utah Rock and sportscar support system" rel="">support this kind of madness? No. If "Rat Morons" means the entire poitical make up of both parties then I agree with that also. No one from either side that matters is standing up against this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sage449 Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 Mark, I read same thing, a driving tax based on how far, where etc one drives. A couple auto industry insurance carriers been telling us at the office this has been in the offing for sometime. I.e. the little plug-in offered by just about every auto carrier under the auspices of safe driving. Liberty Mutual, Progressive, All-State, On-Star, to mention a few have that tracking feature available and give a discount for it. Tracks speed, braking, distance, location, driving habits. More personal data collected and giving up more personal rights. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th ID Posted August 5, 2021 Report Share Posted August 5, 2021 I have been reading about this too. It is time to stop this madness! 1 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Democrats look to tax cars by-the-mile to pay for massive spending 129,654 viewsAug 4, 2021 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwave Posted August 6, 2021 Report Share Posted August 6, 2021 Page 2700 (!) of the infrastructure bill. IN addition to needing permission to use your property, they want to charge you to use it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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