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Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton blasted Democratic rival Xavier Becerra on Thursday for opening the door to a mileage tax that could cost California drivers another $1,000 a year — accusing Democrats of relentlessly gouging working families.
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that → blast → families
“Now we know that with Xavier Becerra as governor, you’ll pay an extra $1,000 a year just for driving your car,” Hilton told the California Post, just moments before hosting a news conference in the Central Valley town Sanger to discuss a proposal to make gas $3 a gallon.
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gas → know → proposal
“They never stop gouging you.
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They → stop → you
First, it’s the highest gas prices in the country, then the highest car registration fees.
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it → ’ → country
Now they want to track you everywhere you drive and charge up to 10 cents a mile.”
“This is disgusting Democrat elitism at its worst,” Hilton added.
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Hilton → want → worst
The blistering attack came after Becerra, a former California attorney general and Biden administration health secretary, signaled his willingness to consider taxing motorists for every mile they drive to help pay for the state’s deteriorating roads.
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they → come → roads
“Everything should be on the table,” Becerra told KCRA’s Ashley Zavala when asked whether he would support a mileage-based tax as governor.
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he → tell → governor
“Our roads aren’t maintained just by some magic wand.
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roads → maintain → wand
We have to pay for it,” Becerra said.
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Becerra → have → it
“Do I want to tax people more than necessary?
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I → want → people
Should we pay a gas tax?
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we → pay → tax
Should people who drive electric vehicles, who don’t need gas, pay for those roads to be repaired as well?
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roads → drive → gas
Becerra’s comments handed Hilton a fresh opening just five days before Tuesday’s election, with the Republican making California’s crushing cost of living a centerpiece of his campaign to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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cost → hand → Newsom
Hilton argued that a mileage tax would disproportionately punish Californians who are already struggling to afford housing, gas for their vehicles and everyday necessities.
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who → argue → vehicles
“The people who will be hit the hardest are working-class Californians and small business owners who drive their cars and trucks for work — not the work-from-home climate warriors sitting on their laptops lecturing the rest of us about how to live,” Hilton said.
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Hilton → hit → us
California has spent years studying a mileage-based road charge as an alternative to the gas tax, which transportation officials warn will generate less revenue as motorists increasingly switch to electric and more fuel-efficient vehicles.
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motorists → spend → vehicles
The state’s latest pilot program tested charging drivers based on distance traveled, with a final report due to lawmakers by the end of the year.
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report → test → year
State Assemblymember Carl DeMaio (R-San Diego) has warned that a potential mileage tax could cost drivers between 6 and 9 cents per mile — on top of existing gasoline and vehicle taxes.
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tax → warn → taxes
At those rates, a motorist driving 15,000 miles annually could face charges ranging from $900 to $1,350.
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motorist → drive → 1,350
Hilton, meanwhile, has promised to dramatically slash the cost of driving in California by lowering gasoline prices to $3 per gallon and capping annual vehicle registration fees at $73.
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Hilton → promise → 73
His proposals include eliminating the state gasoline tax, rolling back environmental regulations and boosting domestic oil production — changes that would require cooperation from California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature.
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that → include → Legislature
Hilton said Thursday that he would also block any legislation establishing a mileage tax.
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he → say → tax
“As governor, I will veto the mileage tax,” he said.
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he → veto → tax
“This is just another example of how you’ll save with Steve.”
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you → save → Steve
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