Posted on 03/20/2009 3:35:28 PM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
State officials say Minnesota is working on a pilot program to test the idea of charging drivers for each mile they drive. Other states around the country are considering a vehicle mileage tax, as revenues from the gas tax are expected to decline.
(Excerpt) Read more at minnesota.publicradio.org ...
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/03/19/republican-governor-says-the-darnedest-dumbest-thing/
T-Paw has been hanging out with Will Stegar waaayyyy too much.
We all know about the ‘RATS but it appears as though all the so-called “republicans” have also become taxaholics.
More reason for American voters to clean house and vote all these POS out of office.
Both Pawlenty and Crist can already seriously take their names out of the running for the ‘12 GOP Presidency! In fact, no more RINOs, ever again!
Well, why the hell not? “We have the technology.”
Good frickin GRIEF. What a worthless RINO POS
This will go nationwide....MA has been pondering this for awhile.....
Undoubtedly there will be some kinks to be worked out in such a system - but who can object to a method which tries to take advantage of recently developed technology to closely match use of a public facility and payment for the maintenance of that facility? The fuels tax is not a perfect approximation of use (i.e., wear and tear on road infrastructure). It’s not a bad one. Now that actual miles driven is technologically feasible - who’s to say it cannot be a better basis?
Atsa big 10-4 onat, ExTexasRedhead!!!
yep...
Thanks for the ping, rockabyebaby......
AAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
I drive 100 miles a day to & from work here in Mn!
Geez!
Tim Paw-thetic - 651-296-3391
Call, call now!
In fact, no more RINOs, ever again!
Well said. I swore after I held my nose and pulled the lever for McCain - NEVER AGAIN!
I think you're assuming the gas tax is going away somehow. It's not. This is an additional tax that would be levied by the state on top of Fed Gas tax and on top of any state gas tax.
That's the first rule of Democrats - taxes don't go away - ever.
Look, idiots. If you are going to tax anything, then tax hours on the engine. Far easier. Far fairer. Less big brotherish.
Why do things the hard way?
I have yet seen where anyone has not asked the obvious question. What are you doing with the federal and state tax already assessed?
In Wisconsin, Doyle has raided the highway fund to apply the monies to the general fund. Is that what the fed govt has done also? Is the mileage tax replace the funds looted from the highway accounts? We are sheep.
That way you may have a chance of winning.
just check the odometer at the end of the year during a yearly inspection...
I don’t trust any administration with GPS in our cars not using it to track us.
Or, “Stupider than a Gas Tax”
Live it, breath it, understand it, and die with it.
Taxes NEVER go away!
The best case scenario is they don't increase as rapidly as anticipated.
If every road is to be a toll road, why do we need the government to run them? Sell them off.
Mileage can be tracked using annual odometer checks. Use of stretches roadway can be charged using FastPass type technology. But that's not good enough for these miserable demigods.
These Pols want to use GPS tracking to control and track our every movement - who we visit, where we shop, how fast we drive, where we park, what doctor we use, what political events we attend. This invasion of freedom and privacy must be stopped or we will learn to regret it.
Pawlenty will never get my vote in a national election, nor will anyone else who advocates GPS tracking of private vehicles.
The one party system has failed.
I’ll send T-Paw this:
Global Warming Ranks Last Among Issues of Concern to Americans
http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=42474
First Sanford and his stupid statements and now Pawlenty? Wow, the field is already narrowing for 2012.
Enough “conservatives” stayed home rather than vote for McCain, and look what we’ve got...Obama and company.
Has a friend, relative, spouse ever did something you didn’t like? Of course. We should steer the ship rather than abandon it. Democracy has no autopilot. The Founding Fathers never intended that we stop paying attention after we cast our ballot. Even the Founding Fathers had disagreements.
No wonder the Republicans are in trouble. With people like this guy calling themselves Republicans it is a wonder that they can even find their way to work each day. Guess it must be the “perks”.
These people are a bunch of idiots.
Just raise the fricking gas tax.
Having said that, IMHO, this has nothing to do with gas taxes and everything to do with monitoring our every move. 1984.
that would mean a loss of gubermint union thug jobs
Rino-itis. I can forget this turd in two seconds.
What was his name?
Don't be gettin' paranoid.
After all, if government were to tote such idea's they could always renege on the privacy of social security identification guarantee's and they haven't done THAT yet....
To bad we cant tax goobermint
Willy B. Genuine.
Of course, they will then eliminate the fuel tax and get rid of tolls.
nope, never. *sigh*
Silly me I thought Minnesota was topic of conversation.
This post J.T. has proved me wrong.
The real goal of the government is to get vehicle location tracking data. They really want that for law enforcement, spying on citizens, etc. Assessing a tax based on fuel has the side effect of rewarding people who have high mileage vehicles, and penalizing those whose use of fuel is less efficient. That should be something liberal politicians want - since it would encourage people to conserve fuel, emit less CO2, etc.
By contrast, a tax based on mileage driven doesn't encourage anyone to buy a more fuel efficient car.
What the govt. really wants is an RFID tag on your car, and maybe even a GPS tracker so it can figure out where you are driving, and when you pass particular locations. Think how much money could be made with automatic speeding ticket generation.
Do you really want the .gov tracking your vehicle 24/7? This is an excuse to track people. Squeezing more money out of them is just icing on the cake.
Minnesota has one of the most complex tax codes in the country and one of the largest RINOs running the state. For some reason, they always manage to spend more than allocated — no matter how much money the state brings in.
Do you really think more money will solve the problem? Let's see: Vehicle Sales Tax, Driver's license fees, CDL license tax, Gasoline Tax, Diesel Fuel Tax, User's Tax, User's Use Tax (commercial fuel), Vehicle License & Registration Tax, Trailer Registration Tax, and let's not forget indirect taxation such as Traffic Fines, Recreational Vehicle Tax, Watercraft Registration Taxes, Environmental Compliance Taxes, Property Tax, Sales Taxes, Utility Taxes,Excise Tax and I am sure there a few I have forgotten. Oh and lets not forget that a major percentage of all "transportation" tax goes to "public" transport projects (metro buses and metro light rail.) Why don't you move to Minnesota!
PAWL empty is not a Republican. He’s a conservative democrat.
We could but it would be too unethical for us taxpayers to tolerate.
"T-Paw" is far too nice, many of us in Minnesota call him "Gov Green Jeans" because of his radical environmentalism.
Our gubmints have far too many ways to tax us now and they collect far too much of the fruits of my labor. And they do so as if I am their slave. No new taxes. None Never again. And gubmint, start eliminating taxes on my income and property. This slave and others are stirring, you gubmints best watch out.
I wonder if they’ll tax you for miles driven in other states?
Stupid idea, but I drive a truck and not many miles, so I’d probably be hurt less than the avg joe.
These a##es might as well join the other a##es in Washington. TAX TAX TAX TAX There moving us closer to the wall where there aint no other place to go! It disgusts me to no end!
I’ve lost all hope.
“Didn’t this loon make McRino’s veep short list?”
We went to bed that night sure that it would be Pawlenty and then woke up the next morning with rumors that McCain might be announcing the Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin.
Before it was confirmed I saw Andrea Mitchell start sounding like she was reporting on a Kennedy state funeral and I knew that it was going to be Palin.
I wanted to scream like a girl but since that is impossible I grunted in a very enthusiastic manner.
We’re lost, the politicians want to tax every human activity they happen to notice, and no one is outraged by this.
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