Posted on 02/20/2009 4:11:38 AM PST by Man50D
Unfortunately, we live under a system of who gets the most votes gets to make the rules.
For the record, I did not vote for the bastard either. Another thing that probably means nothing but most of the vehicles I see with “obama-Biden” ,”obama 08” ,”Change” are occupied by White people.
Hey, all you O supporters, how's that "change" workin' for you now? Look what you've done to the rest of us!
Time to disconnect the odometer then.
Like your idea, 6SJ7, with one small modification, tar and feathers for the amateur crooks, the gallows for the old pros!
“LaHood said he firmly opposes raising the federal gasoline tax in the current recession. “
Yeah, don’t tax the people.
But new fees? That’s OK in a recession.
D’OH
Well, the lefties already have cameras at pretty much every interesection in the city (Houston). Between those and cell phones and GPS, they’ll know where each of us goes and when. And probably why. They know what purchases we make on credit cards, thanks to Chris Dodd. And then there’s internet tracking (Einstein - http://www.akdart.com/carniv.html).
Big Brother just shot up about 3’ over our heads in just the last 3+ months.
Governors in Idaho and Rhode Island...RI is about as big as DFW—another tax to punish rural areas like Texas...there comes a point where we are not going to take this crap anymore.
Any scheme that involves GPS devices to record miles driven will destroy privacy of travel and must be opposed by every means necessary.
Wow - these Dems are bent on hurting the poor - the very folks they claim to champion. Here in my state, he Gov wants to close the deficit by charging docs for kid vaccines. And, these libs want to tax booze and fatty foods. Who do they think this stuff hits hardest?
It is not going to be based on the odometer. The info will be on flash memory in a “black box” on your car.
If you car doesn’t have the black box, it will be illegal to drive and need to have it retro-fitted.
You’ll need to find someone to hack the d@nm thing.
Here in Washington we pay 54.4 cents per gal in taxes, 18.4 cents of that is Federal, the rest is State taxes. If the Feds replace the 18.4 with a per mile tax, I am still paying 36 cents per gal for State taxes, and that is still higher than what several other states pay now, and our good ole governor will fill that new void with additional state taxes, so it will be back up into the 50s soon enough.
Here is a breakdown of the current gas taxes by state.
http://www.washingtongasprices.com/tax_info.aspx
use GPS chips in vehicles to charge motorists by the mile...
Also, don’t be surprised if they use the GPS chips to send you a bill for speeding......
This will definately hurt the economy even more...I won’t go out shopping as often, or drive into town for dinner as often. Hanging around home avoiding taxes sounds better.
There goes any incentive to buy a fuel-efficient vehicle.
you have a autopass turnpike gps style device.
those little devices that auto deduct your toll for you.
Oh, so THIS is how they plan to limit travel. How Nazi-ish.
Who is funding all this gps controlling stuff? taxpayers?
“A tin foil hat for the GPS antenna should take care of that.”
I’m sure the GPS would be pinged periodically to verify signal integrity. TF blockage would result in an immediate visit from compliance officers.
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