With Gas Prices At $4 Per Gallon, Is Mileage Tax The Next Step From Obama, Casey?

With gas prices at an average $3.98 per gallon and rising nationwide, reports revealed today that a new scheme to tax Americans for every mile they drive in their cars may be just the latest threat to Pennsylvania families’ financial wellbeing by President Barack Obama and liberal U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA).

As The Hill reports today, “[t]he Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive. The plan is a part of the administration’s “Transportation Opportunities Act,” an undated draft of which was obtained this week by Transportation Weekly.” 

A new mileage tax on Pennsylvania drivers would represent yet another middle class tax hike by Casey and his fellow Washington Democrats. Casey has dependably supported President Obama’s efforts to raise income tax rates, supported the cap-and-trade energy tax, and supported ObamaCare, which raises taxes by $570 billion.

“With gas prices at $4-a-gallon and rising, Pennsylvanians shouldn’t be forced to worry about whether President Obama and Bob Casey are preparing to tax them for each and every mile they drive in their cars and trucks,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond today. “Casey has eagerly supported President Obama’s higher taxes in the past, including ObamaCare’s $570 billion in tax hikes. Once again, Casey’s tax-and-spend Washington agenda stands in stark contrast to his election-cycle posturing.”

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