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Republicans and Democrats endorse concept, but gloss over details, of funding infrastructure with user fees

Christian Britschgi  |  May 17, 2021

By Christian Britschgi, includes “Republicans and Democrats are eager to pass some sort of infrastructure bill. They also might be converging on a means of paying for it. … President Joe Biden, in keeping with his pledge to not raise taxes on anyone making under $400,000 a year, has rejected the idea of paying for his $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan with user fees, including a federal gas tax hike. … Progressive Democrats also don't like the idea, which they say falls too heavily on the poor and middle class.”

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