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February 4: Are We Ready for a New Kind of Gas Tax? From GreenCarReports.com
- While many business people support raising gas taxes, most also know it would be akin to political suicide. However, the country needs a serious transportation infrastructure facelift. Are we ready for a new kind of gas tax? That was the question posed by Jack Basso of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. He noted that the U.S. is currently investing only about 40% of what the country should be spending on improvements to our transportation system.
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