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The gas tax's tortured history shows how hard it is to fund new infrastructure

  • Written by Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
imageGas taxes have long been used to pay for roads and bridges.AP Photo/Seth Perlman

As the Biden administration and Republicans negotiate a possible infrastructure spending package, how to pay for it has been a key sticking point.

President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress want to raise taxes on the rich, while some Republicans have been pushing...

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