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States Considering Taxing Motorists on Miles Not Gas

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    FBN's Lou Dobbs sounds off on state and federal tax policies.

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So in an effort to pay for their -- several states are investigating taxing motorists for how many miles they drive.

Rather than how much gasoline actually buy it seems president Obama's push for fuel efficiency is hurting tax collection -- I'll hope Lou Dobbs is here with his take.

Well good to be with you and I have to say it's hilarious to read or watch this administration.

Try to come up with another -- just a wrongheaded approach to public policy.

Particularly when it comes from taxes.

A vehicle mileage tax -- isn't that exactly what the country needs.

The intelligence that is being brought to bear on the issues of our time.

By certain elements of this administration.

Have never been lower if it is it is breathtaking to a mansion.

That not only would you have all of the federal state.

Taxes on -- -- value and add a tax to the idea that you would actually move around a bit.

-- -- we want to encourage commerce Noual I meaning it.

You tax things he -- -- see you wanna discourage people driving to work and you know for commerce on vacation anything they might do to spend money make money can generate productivity.

You don't want to do you don't.

You want.

When everybody working for the government making about 20% more than everybody who doesn't but and all of the people in the private sector working -- free enterprise reporting all of those people in the public sector.

You don't want them to be able to return til their eighty.

While the folks in public sector employment.

For example some policemen and firemen and -- the country particularly San Jose.

Tomorrow -- make a decision.

Retiring at fifty -- 90% of their pay.

This is the kind of stupidity that is going on in the country and there are people so -- In this country that -- labor unions.

Prominent among them saying well you know we're entitled -- that we've made a deal and that's the way it should very.

And meanwhile the American public.

Walks around like -- god be with we are going to the surface for feeding rather than thinking about critically what's happening in this country.

Good image if you look at the pie chart of the cost of gasoline and how we're taxed in the state and federal.

There isn't it you brought up at the state and federal taxes that are already in what we're paying rent out of gas it's so complicated -- people layering on top of that I -- I -- it gets your whole theory here but that it is inferior.

They can keep going and as long as we bought them use a slight serves.

And just browbeat -- -- with first personally Robinson's politically correct because.

We have to share that's one of the idiocy is it's being.

-- proselytize but his administration.

And it's gotta be fair that is everyone it's not enough that everyone have equal opportunity you gotta have equal -- and if if we don't understand that it's time that this is really a battle for the soul and the future of this country.

That it's -- like to -- -- -- of income equality shocked.

Shocking what they've tried to have few places and there are place it's really work shifts and I shall accept Purdue.

Yeah right North Korea is doing great hope and I really think we ought to just.

-- -- such a model I can't wait to hear the president suggests that perhaps next as -- -- -- don't wanna hear every every at this time and of course.

At seven and 10 PM eastern tonight in cats with our -- are beyond our of the new book -- -- The way to fix California.

And if -- it was going to be a seaport and tell your right now yeah always -- you can't fix a problem I.

I'll talk yeah I -- we at that and yeah are right thanks for.

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