Byline: Harry Stoffer
The cost of homeland security is growing, and automakers are unhappy that businesses like theirs are being singled out to pick up the tab.
Car companies oppose a proposed fee on nearly every product imported to or exported from the United States. Revenue would pay for beefed-up port security. Since the purpose is a national interest, they say funds should come from taxes paid by all Americans.
The opponents include the Big 3, import-brand automakers and non-automotive companies. The fee for vehicles would be $3 per car or truck. Other fees would be charged for liquid cargo, such as oil, and for containers, such as those …
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