0bama is proposing 498 pages of new legislation for the Department of Transportation, including a plan to TAX CARS BY THE MILE!
Posted on 05/05/2011 5:42:55 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Obama floats plan to tax cars by the mile By Pete Kasperowicz - 05/05/11 07:45 AM ET
The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive.
The plan is a part of the administration's "Transportation Opportunities Act," an undated draft of which was obtained this week by Transportation Weekly.
This follows a March Congressional Budget Office report that supported the idea of taxing drivers based on miles driven.
Among other things, CBO suggested that a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax could be tracked by installing electronic equipment on each car to determine how many miles were driven; payment could take place electronically at filling stations.
The CBO report was requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND), who has proposed taxing cars by the mile as a way to increase federal highway revenues.
Obama's proposal seems to follow up on that idea in section 2218 of the draft bill. That section would create, within the Federal Highway Administration, a Surface Transportation Revenue Alternatives Office. It would be tasked with creating a "study framework that defines the functionality of a mileage-based user fee system and other systems."
The administration seems to be aware of the need to prepare the public for what would likely be a controversial change to the way highway funds are collected. For example, the office is called on to serve a public relations function, as the draft says it should "increase public awareness regarding the need for an alternative funding source for surface transportation programs and provide information on possible approaches."
The draft bill says the "study framework" for the project and a public awareness communications plan should be established within two years of creating the office, and that field tests should begin within four years.
The office would be required to consider four factors in field trials: the capability of states to enforce payment, the reliability of technology, administrative costs, and "user acceptance." The draft does not specify where field trials should begin.
The new office would be funded a total of $200 million through FY 2017 for the project.
Clean out the House, the Senate, the Regime, “our” White House!
And, while We The People are at it, clean out every level of government in every state down to “dog catcher.” They’re all corrupt liars who are power hungry, IMO.
Let’s tax how much toilet paper one uses.,, Per mile?
What else can they tax? How many words we speak, how many thoughts we think, how many times we inhale and exhale, how many cells we have in our body. Oh and how many steps we step...
It’s just like the TSA. We should be taxing Islamic nations for the work we do there... or Mexico or Europe... but noooo, we cannot denounce these suspicious characters like China or RUssia, we must denounce ourselves... you see, that would be too brave.... and we secretely admire these thugs as a liberal, we love Hitler, because he loves us, let us remember that...
It is not your opinion. It is more then that, it is fact!!! By the way, have you seen the jobless numbers that came out this AM. Obama continues his trek to destroy the American economy and American nation!!! You have to question the sanity of anyone that follows and supports this American hater & traitor!!!
What’s the point of buying a fuel-efficient car if it still going to cost as much to drive?... Some states want a flat fee per annum on fuel efficient cars IN ADDITION to gas taxes, user fee taxes and licenses. So what good does it do to get one of the monstrously expensive junkers? You will FEEL good about yourself.
‘cash for clunkers’ eliminated a bunch of older cars...a simple cpu hookup could reasonably be mandated to the existing systems and a new ‘fee’ extracted for the clunkers that still roll...
This needs to be seen by every American taxpayer now:
http://www.therightscoop.com/1-3-trillion-in-government-spending-missing/
BINGO!
Do it !
DO IT !!
DO IT !!!!
So people who have no choice but to drive a half hour or more to get to the job they are trying to hang on to, will be taxed on top of paying the high gas prices? He’s certifiably insane.
Not for hybrids, CNG or electrics.
same way they mandate 'emissions' equiment and testing...simply deny registration...
Makes the Chevy Volt even more expensive.
That's exactly what they want, once a civil uprising starts, they can take complete control of us with martial law. I believe it's not far away, Zero just keeps pushing & pushing & it will happen & then they will be happy!
Take a look at the “Red State-Blue State” map (actually, the Red Counties-Blue Counties map).
This is all about making the serfs (Red Counties) pay for the “elite intellectuals” (Blue Counties/Cities) favorite toy with wheels, Mass Transit!
LOL
Doubling down.
That is his salvo, should he be re-elected.
“Does it work when you put a faraday cage around it and block the signal?”
I was just wondering about that myself. But,,, they might just hook it to your odometer??????
power to tax is the power to destroy.
this is to destroy individual travel.
iow: some people are too poor to leave the city plantation.
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