This proposal is just a way to track individuals, how is it any different in generating income to the government from simply raising the tax on gasoline? I'll tell you what it does for the oppressive regime we have: it will tell them how much you drive, where you drive and it will try to control your movement. Do you really want that? Because that is what it is really about.
I doubt a mere odometer inspection could tell them all that. I prefer the present system, because it's a no-brainer, but was simply speculating about how they'd collect a mileage tax. I suspect it's stillborn, but if they implemented it, I think collection would involve the path of least resistance (in terms of cost and legislative opposition), meaning an annual odometer reading.
“The whole thing is and was a farce so let’s not go there again.”
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Absolutely, possibly the best thing Gov. David Beasley did for South Carolina was to get the annual inspection killed. The fee that was charged was set by the state and was not sufficient to cover the paperwork so anyone who actually tried to do an honest inspection had to lose money on it. The only way to come out ahead was to tell people they needed repairs they didn’t really need and make up the costs on the repairs. There were a lot of “inspection stations” that just looked at the lights and issued a sticker. They only did that to avoid sending their best customers to someone else for an inspection. It was absurdity on wheels.