Republicans have an idea who should pay to overhaul the country's infrastructure: average people

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Infrastructure talks are starting to gain momentum in Congress two weeks after President Joe Biden rolled out his sprawling $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan.

A Republican-led group of 20 lawmakers is gearing up to make a counteroffer in a bid to strike a bipartisan deal on a smaller package. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia floated one this week in the range of $600 billion to $800 billion. But there are fresh signs of discord among Republicans on the price tag and it's far from settled.

The sole factor binding them together is opposition to Biden's corporate tax hike. Capito called it a "non-negotiable red line," and other Republicans like Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Susan Collins of Maine agreed they wouldn't budge.

Instead, they are suggesting potential "user-fees," a set of charges levied on the users of a federal service or good, such as raising the federal gas tax. User-fees have the support from the Chamber of Commerce, a powerful business group.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-idea-pay-overhaul-countrys-130500940.html

[WHITT]

1. Good Grief

The sole factor binding them together is opposition to Biden's corporate tax hike. Capito called it a "non-negotiable red line," and other Republicans like Sens. John Cornyn of Texas and Susan Collins of Maine agreed they wouldn't budge.

So much for "bipartisanship".

[Baked Potato]

3. Seems to me Republicans don't really want Infrastructure. They only want to deny Democrats

any wins no matter who loses.

[MoonlitKnight]

4. In Florida they are raising taxes...

...to pay for tax breaks for big businesses.


Not even trying to hide it anymore.

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5. I wouldn't mind seeing a gas tax and/or mileage fee as part of a pay for

but certainly not the entire pay for. Gas taxes, and at least pre pandemic those gored my ox, I think are both a reasonable partial pay for and have other benefits in terms of cutting gas use. But, first, much of the spending is quite rightly not being restricted to roads and second, the rich are very under taxed. There is no earthly reason that the rich and corporations can't pay for much of this spending.

[Phoenix61]

6. It's a regressive tax, hurting those least able to pay.

In many places cheaper housing is located further away from jobs. If there’s no public transport a gasoline price increase can have a significant impact.