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August 16, 2000 10:18 AM, EDT

Citizens Against Government Waste, America’s largest taxpayer watchdog group, is recommending the federal government repeal the estate tax, stop funding for mass transit programs and phase out its operating subsidy for Amtrak.

Congress has enacted legislation to repeal the estate tax, a step that has been advocated by small business operations, including trucking companies. The Republican-sponsored bill faces a vetoe by President Clinton, who has said the measure drains future money away from Medicare and Social Security.

CAGW in its Aug. 7 report titled “Prime Cuts” recommended the federal government review mass transit funding and its spending on Amtrak.

Mass transit funding for roads and bridges should be the responsibility of local government, the group contends in its report.

For the full story, see the Aug. 14 print edition of Transport Topics. .