Trump wanted 50 cent gas tax increase

sounds like fake news.

 

From May, 2017:

President Donald Trump said Monday he would consider raising the federal tax on gasoline to help pay for infrastructure spending that is the core of his economic plans.


"It's something that I would certainly consider," Trump told Bloomberg News. A higher gas tax has the support of truckers "if we earmarked money toward the highways," he claimed.

Gotta pay for the infrastructure program somehow. It appears his initiative to give states a small amount of money and let them do the rest is DOA.

 

Trump has a tendency to think out loud. He's considered a lot of things. But look at what actually ends up being done. Much to your chagrin, he makes good conservative choices. Contrast that with Rubio who talks a conservative game and ends on the wrong side of issues. He's actually adopted the media line of opposing school security. Thank God we evaded that bullet.

 

Yesterday, Kevin Hassert, the chairman of Trump's Council of Economic Advisers did not dismiss the idea, saying the gas tax is one of the things that is on the table. He called for reform of the gas tax as well. So I would say the idea is alive.

Trump's economic advisers throw cold water on his proposal to raise gas tax
(fast forward to 0:48 seconds in the video)

 

Well then I suggest you hold your breath, hoping a against hope Trump will finally stumble and justify your campaigning against him during the election (Hillary still loves you for this). I'm merely pointing out the trend of Trump's political history. He considers everything. Then he acts. So far he's made fantastic choices.

 

I prefer shifting tax from income to point of use.

 

Yeah, what CMG said, and I think Trump was being unclear again. I don't think he would really raise the gas tax at all, he knows the gas taxes already are going into essentially a slush fund. The guy from Delaware jumped all over the idea, because a gas tax increase there would not be nearly as detrimental as it would be to anyone in a rural area. Also, increasing the gas tax always causes inflation, since delivery costs go up.

It is a regressive tax, but it would mostly affect Trump voters, so he'd better not. If high gas taxes caused better infrastructure, then California ought to have one of the best infrastructures in the country, but it doesn't by a long shot.

 

They approved a special bond for that in 2008 but the problem is, that was for six billion, and now it's up to over ten and counting. They want to audit it again, but they already have twice. Moonbeam's boondoggle, he had the nerve to ask Trump for additional federal funds right when they were defying federal law. Now it's estimated to cost two thousand dollars a foot.

Moonbeam and his one party Congress did hike up the gas tax recently:

Here’s how much Gov. Jerry Brown wants to raise the gas tax to fix crumbling roads – Daily News

but it was business as usual:

Gas tax hike has Californians paying more for less

only hope is that the ballot initiative that restricts gas taxes to highway projects passes in November, but these types will loophole it to death if they pass it. No gas taxes.

 

Gas tax increases is to push people towards EVs. My guess is within 10 years they will be just about all that is sold.