Posted on 05/08/2014 5:15:19 AM PDT by Renfield
The California legislature is considering a voluntary program to ‘tax’ every mile residents drive in order to replace state revenue being lost due to a more frequent use of high miles per gallon vehicles.
The program would reflect similar models used in Washington State and Oregon.
“We want to do as Washington and Oregon have done in a much bigger state with much longer commutes…to make sure that we find out whether it would work, whether the public would like it or not,” Californian Senator Mark DeSaulnier told CBS Los Angeles.
Desaulnier, when he says “like it or not”, is referring to a mandatory tax on miles driven that would replace the gas tax inside the state. The state of California has placed the blame on the use of hybrid and electric cars for decreasing revenue brought in by the gas tax.
People inside California do not seem to be on board with the idea.
“I bought a hybrid…one, because of my drive. I’m very opposed. I drive to Brentwood every day from Burbank, and I am already paying more than I should be,” one Californian told KCAL9.
“So if we go on vacation and I drive up to Mammoth, that’s 600 miles. We’re being taxed on vacations?” another resident complained.
It is not yet known how much the tax would cost motorists.
“Voluntary” like the Income Tax or Voluntary like you get to choose to pay or not?
How about levying the tax only on electric and hybrid vehicles? After all if they are not buying gas they are not paying to maintain the roads they are using. I’m sure the greenies would be delighted to do their part.
Voluntary for a little while, until it isn’t anymore.
How about an exhale tax? Voluntary of course. Liberals can estimate how many exhales per month or year, get some genius scientist to estimate the amount of CO2 exhaled and then have another genius bureacrat estimate how much tax they should send in.
***...replace state revenue being lost due to a more frequent use of high miles per gallon vehicles. ****
LOL! It bit them in the butt again, like the city that wanted voluntary reduction in water use in a drought, then demanded a raise in water rates to make up for the loss of water use.
happened here in San Diego ....twice
Voluntary?
Same happened with conservation on electricity. Then they turn around and add a surcharge to make up for the loss.
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