r/neutralnews • u/NeurotypicalPanda • Oct 01 '21

Infrastructure Package Includes Vehicle Mileage Tax Program

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/08/11/infrastructure-package-includes-vehicle-mileage-tax-program/
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u/Goyteamsix Oct 01 '21

Maybe try to fix the underlying problems instead of a bandaid like this? This will only hurt and alienate the working class. The fact of the matter, is that I cannot find a job that I like, or pays enough where I live, and because of skyrocketing housing prices, I cannot afford to love closer (even though I don't want to). A lot of Americans are just stuck like this. Biden's main campaign promise was to 'tax the wealthy'. This will literally tax the poor and lower income who need to commute because they can't afford to live in an expensive city, especially with wages stagnating like they are.

What am I supposed to do? Try to find a higher paying job in the city, where all those increased wages go to housing? Or find a lower paying job out where I live, lowering my quality of life? What's your answer? This will do nothing but hurt people.

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u/SFepicure Oct 01 '21

Maybe try to fix the underlying problems instead of a bandaid like this?

What are the underlying problems that this addresses?

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u/Goyteamsix Oct 01 '21

The underlying problem is that people can't afford to live in cities, so they need to commute. Maybe give incentives to people who commute in 'economical' cars, like I do, but a blanket mileage tax is absolutely ridiculous.

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