I don't think so Mr. Pierce.
Every car on the road already has a mileage tracking device.
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That’s a good idea. We’ll call it a “Prius Tax”.
This NOT about revenue. It IS about more control, tracking, watching.
Already, IF you drive more miles, you use more gas, you pay more tax. So, what is the differemce?
I am just guessing here but isn’t how much gas I buy pretty much related to far I drive?
Don’t even THINK of it!!!
I don’t live in Texas but the idea of paying per mile to drive on crappy New Mexico dirt roads would probably push me over the edge.
If the sheeple accept the idea of “instead of a per gallon tax” then they better be prepared for “in addition to a per gallon tax”.
Don’t be fooled.
Texas in a Nanny State.
It will never fly. It would shift the burden too heavily on rural Texans. Having lived in the stix for a decade, I can say that miles on a car is already a hidden tax on ruralites. Not only do you consume more fuel, but you go through cars much more quickly.
The more you drive, the more gas you have to pay for, so it's essentially the very same thing, except for how the tax is collected.
We already pay gas taxes based on how far we drive. If you drive more, you pay more gas taxes. No point to this unless everyone starts driving electric cars, because other than offering an opportunity to spy on everyone and quietly double the tax rate, it wouldn’t make much difference.
I don't think so Mr. Pierce.
Every car on the road already has a mileage tracking device.
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Also, don’t forget that this really won’t be an either/or situation, at least not for very long. The first time there is a budget crunch, they’ll pass a new gas tax and everyone will be paying BOTH.
Maybe the idiots proposing this don’t unserstand just how easy it is to disconnect a speed sensor on a lot of vehicles, which also runs the odometer. Real easy for it to “become loose.”
Here’s how they will control you:
Raise and lower the tax charged depending on where you are and when you are there. Were not taking away your freedom to travel. It’s just that if you drive down the freeway at 8:00 we’ll bankrupt you. So really, it’s in your best interest to act like we tell you.
In the hands of a bureaucrat? No thanks.
.....none of the above.
I suspect there’s a germ of a good idea lurking in this concept, nevertheless........
Under present $/gal. taxation those buying more fuel pay more, regardless of the miles they drive, so inefficiency is penalized and the “system” profits because it receives more tax revenue than the vehicle impact costs it in repairs/maintenance. IOW, “fuel hog” drivers are subsidizing more efficient vehicles.
Now if owners are forced to face those costs they will, ISFAP, reduce them, or find alternative fuels, thereby reducing the road tax income. (How many home-made biodiesel users are reporting their untaxed mileage ? ) How long before others find similar escapes ? IOW, its going to be the “Whiskey Rebellion” all over again ! What better way to polarize the American public’s animus to an overweaning federal government ? >PS