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Why Trump may usher in the biggest gas tax hike ever

  • Written by Theodore J. Kury, Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
Pres. Dwight Eisenhower, right, looking at a map in 1955 of highways to be built with federal funds that retired Gen. Lucius Clay, left, had outlined.AP Photo/Byron Rollins

The White House aims to boost what the federal government spends on big public works projects by about US$200 billion over the next decade as a part of its plan to fix the...

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