Will the gasoline tax be eliminated when the "per mile" tax is added?
I hope you know the answer.
ROTFLMAO. I'm sure you meant that sarcastically.
Short answer: No. The state could remove it's gas tax initially, then find some excuse to revive it later. However, the federal gas tax would still apply, as would any county and municipal gas taxes that exist.
This idea is being floated by DEMOCRATS -- you know, the party which supposedly is for the little guy. Yet this per-mile user tax would be one of the most regressive taxes ever, unfairly penalizing those poor and middle class people who have no choice but to use their car to get to work and other places. With this particular tax, it's crystal clear that wealthy people will be least affected.
The big-brother invasion of privacy issues are equally as important as the highly regressive nature of this tax.
"Will the gasoline tax be eliminated when the "per mile" tax is added?"
You're being sarcastic, right?
This proposal isn't about fairer taxes. That gas sipping hybrid weighs less and will cause less wear on the roads as well as using less gas.
We didn't see the government lowering taxes when people started driving gas guzzling SUVs did we?
This is just an excuse to find a new way to raise taxes.
Not long ago they were suggesting that the per gallon gas tax be increased in CA to punish people with their gas guzzling SUVs.
People switch to more efficient cars? The solution is of course to raise taxes by having a tax on the number of miles you drive.
Of course to be able to enforce this new tax they'll have to be able to keep a record of how much you drive each time you fill up with gas, and where you filled up.
Nothing the leftist government seems to like more than keeping more information on the habbits of their citizens.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Who are you kidding?