The interesting part isn’t the per-mile charge, although it is nasty, it’s the real-time tracking and flexibility it gives the government there to control lives. This is part of the system they’re talking about.
For example:
1. You can charge more on some roads/highways than others
2. You can charge based on vehicle type and value (something they already do)
3. You can charge based on day of the week and time of day
4. You can charge based on reported income
5. You can charge based based on political party
6. You can charge based on whether the owner eats meat or is a vegetarian.
7...the list is infinite
...while 5 and 6 are unlikely in the short term, I never put anything beyond the Democrats as they consolidate their power.
(but I know, your Senator said something mean about Trump, so you’re going to sit out his November re-election, right ‘purists’?)
Add in a multiplier for number of passengers.
Good post.
What is most frightening of all is that under future Democrat control the tax rate can be changed in a nanosecond—with no warning—based on the whims of future bureaucrats.
It could get so ridiculous that a pop up screen could appear in your car with the statement “do you support saving the Unicorns?”
If you say “yes” your tax rate goes down by 5%.
If you say “no” your tax rate goes up by 10%.
Then they tell you the save the Unicorn rally locations throughout the state the following week and that your attendance is mandatory. If you fail to attend that changes your status to “no”.