Good piece, but he ignores Obama's own lack of support for increasing the gas tax: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/04/opinion/paul-krugman-build-we-wont.html?emc=edit_th_20140704&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=47719915&module=ArrowsNav&contentCollection=Opinion&action=keypress®ion=FixedLeft&pgtype=article …
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@JonathanCohn Something unseemly about urban anti-car elites demanding an increase in the gas tax1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JonathanCohn Why saddle poor people who must drive for work / child care / education with the cost of highway maintenance?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JonathanCohn Another thought: how about raising taxes on corporations who transport goods via truck fleets, causing huge % of wear & tear?3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@mtracey When I lived in Baltimore, I was surprised by how little area was covered by the city's subway1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JonathanCohn Right -- the gas tax is largely progressive in some countries, but poor are forced to drive in much of the U.S.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@JonathanCohn NYC/DC nondriving liberals call for taxing working class motorists, and wonder why they are viewed as disconnected technocrats1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@JonathanCohn Abso-friggin-lutely
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