Why waiving the gas tax could lead to bigger problems
About this episode
The episode discusses President Trump's proposal to suspend the federal gas tax and its potential consequences on infrastructure funding.
President Trump has proposed suspending the federal gas tax to lower the cost at the pump. But that could cost drivers another way — potholes. Support NPR and hear every episode of Trump's Terms sponsor-free with NPR+. Sign up at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Topics covered
- gas tax
- cost of living
- infrastructure
- politics
- transportation
Keywords
- gas tax
- Trump
- potholes
- cost at the pump
- federal tax
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