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East Coast states want to tax drivers’ travel, not their gas
Wa Po ^ | June 25, 2016 | Michael Laris

Posted on 06/25/2016 6:18:43 PM PDT by upchuck

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Thank goodness South Carolina, even though we're a coast state, is not included in this madness.
1 posted on 06/25/2016 6:18:43 PM PDT by upchuck
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They’ll tax both.


2 posted on 06/25/2016 6:19:33 PM PDT by johniegrad
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East Coast states want to track drivers’ travel
3 posted on 06/25/2016 6:20:01 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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“rather than taxing their gas, as state and federal officials do today”

They’ll do both


4 posted on 06/25/2016 6:20:36 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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Restrict yor travel.


5 posted on 06/25/2016 6:20:54 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: johniegrad; BenLurkin; upchuck

By taxing the pumps, they are ALREADY taxing for the mileage driven. I mean, cars use a specific amount of fuel to go places.

This technology can ONLY be achieved through tracking, and I’m not playing that game.

If they wanted to do this they would need to ensure - like, pass a law - that all vehicles in the state are ODB3 equipped and that the trackers in the ECU are enrolled properly.

This will take years to even bring to the table.


6 posted on 06/25/2016 6:22:20 PM PDT by Celerity
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I sold my car.

Now I depend on my bicycle.

They’re not going screw me out of more money.


7 posted on 06/25/2016 6:22:38 PM PDT by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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Yes.

It only took two posts to realize that.


8 posted on 06/25/2016 6:23:42 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: upchuck

In other words they want to tax everything - gas tax AND travel tax. If you give them that they will just back at you in another year or so with even more taxes. Tell them hell no. You’re not going to fund the Agenda 21 BS with your tax $$$ because they will always want more and NEVER be satisfied.


9 posted on 06/25/2016 6:23:48 PM PDT by jsanders2001
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Do you have permission to come into this side of town? Let me see your papers!


10 posted on 06/25/2016 6:23:51 PM PDT by Yaelle (Make America Safe Again)
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This is evil and very troubling. How can they charge people for living. Will they charge for breathing air next? Every politician and bean counter who thought this up needs to be put out of America. Pronto.


11 posted on 06/25/2016 6:23:51 PM PDT by kindred (Time for a third party for Christians and conservatives and overtaxed patriots.)
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They are trying to figure out a way to have income as the traditional fuel might go bye-bye as it displaced by advances in Natural Gas ( CNG LNG etc ) but even more electric, given the potential breakthrough batteries on the horizon ( Store-Dot, Prieto, SiiLion etc ) that will pay No fuel tax for road repair etc.
12 posted on 06/25/2016 6:24:44 PM PDT by taildragger (Not my Monkey, not my Circus...)
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> Will they charge for breathing air next?

They already do. It’s called the Affordable Care Act.


13 posted on 06/25/2016 6:24:58 PM PDT by thoughtomator (Wisdom is doing due diligence before forming an opinion)
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To: upchuck

Caesar Rodney would be amazed at the shit he rode 70 miles in the rain to ensure wouldn’t happen.


14 posted on 06/25/2016 6:25:26 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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Delaware is the 1st State.


15 posted on 06/25/2016 6:25:45 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
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They DO charge for the air you breath, and have for years. It’s on your electric bill if nothing else. Different places call it by different names, but it’s all the result of a clean air act somewhere.


16 posted on 06/25/2016 6:27:49 PM PDT by PrairieLady2
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But wait a minute. Isn't lower gas tax revenue means that more fuel-efficient cars are on the road, thereby reducing carbon footprint?

This is what leftists want, right?

17 posted on 06/25/2016 6:29:44 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Moderate Muslims are the fans cheering for blood during a hockey game)
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To: Balding_Eagle

FUI95.


18 posted on 06/25/2016 6:29:45 PM PDT by Mouton (The insurrection laws maintain the status quo now.)
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To: Paladin2

“Restrict your travel.’

It could be done with toll roads fairly easily.

Actually it is, in part, the law of unintended consequences.

The state raises the fuel efficiency standards and over time people use less gasoline to achieve the same distance. But, the cost to maintain the road stays the same. Thus by making cars more efficient the state loses money. Then you add electric cars into the mix and you realize that Tesla/Volt/Leaf drivers are actually engaging in tax evasion. Since the cost of taxes on gasoline are between 30% and 50% of the price in most places the state loses lots of money.

If you want to stop these plans ban electric cars or make electric and hybrid car owners pay a yearly tax, based on the number of miles driven that will cover the wear and tear on the roads from driving their “Environmentally Friendly” coal powered car


19 posted on 06/25/2016 6:30:35 PM PDT by Fai Mao (I'm not a crank! I just act like one.)
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To: kindred

The CAGW control freaks whould be all too happy to tax and control your respiration.


20 posted on 06/25/2016 6:30:52 PM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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