There are a lot of startling things coming out of the White House’s new transportation spending bill, including expanding the authority of the Department of Transportation and toll on federal highways. The expansion of authority includes the power to enter private property under the guise of ‘validating’ miles-per-gallon claims, that has a very ominous feel to it. The tolls on federal highways is equally disturbing because it doesn’t make any sense. We are facing a sluggish economy that has squeaked by on anemic growth and now the WH wants to allow tolls? Most of the products that the middle class consumers move on those roads, can the middle class really sustain another hike in costs?
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