CBO suggests taxing drivers by the mile | Washington Examiner
By 3/14/16
An economist at the Congressional Budget Office suggested on Monday that the federal government could start charging people based on how far they drive in order to generate more government revenues to spend on highway projects.
Chad Shirley, CBO's deputy assistant director for microeconomic studies, gave a presentation that says federal gas tax revenues are falling short of federal spending on highway programs. But to resolve that problem, Shirley didn't propose less federal spending, and instead offered three suggestions.
The first is simply, "charging drivers" more the more they drive on roads:
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Shirley said that one way to charge drivers more is to implement "vehicle-miles traveled charges."
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