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The Highway Trust Fund is in trouble. Read about it & tell Congress: Lets fix America! What should we do? 1.Raise the gas tax 2.Vehicle Miles Traveled fee 3.Borrow/One-time temporary funding 4.Do nothing The Highway Trust Fund - how we fund our roads, bridges, and mass transit infrastructure - will go broke in just a few short weeks. Due to inflation, more efficient vehicles, and Americans driving less, the federal gas tax that provides money to the trust fund no longer keeps pace with our infrastructure needs. It is estimated that 700,000 jobs could be at risk if the fund were to collapse. earlblumenauer/what-should-congress-do-maintain-our-infrastructure?utm_content=infrastructurefb
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 22:38:46 +0000

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