Economist Hoffer on Onalaska's wheel tax and how Congress need to pass a transportation funding plan

Wheel tax and transportation funding talk with Adam Hoffer, director of excise tax policy at Tax Foundation, in the WIZM studio. Most of the La Crosse Talk conversation hovered around the Onalaska city council recently passing a $25 wheel tax but not for what those fees typically go toward. That led to a discussion about Congress having to pass a federal transportation bill that could see the status quo — a gas tax — or a shift in how road funding happens. Will a gas tax be eliminated for something like a per-mileage fee or some other way to raise revenue?  We also talked about the Milwaukee-based restaurant George Webb escaping having to dish out what could have been over 200,000 free hamburgers had the Brewers won their 12th consecutive game last week. It comes at a time when hamburger prices are sky high.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.