so long as you don't mess up the main brain, do that and yer talkin REAL busk$...
Posted on 05/07/2014 9:48:35 PM PDT by lowbridge
Sick of the gas tax?
What about a tax on every mile you drive?
A new bill going through Sacramento would tax drivers for every mile they are on the road.
The state gasoline tax of 52.9 cents per gallon could be replaced with a "miles driven fee" of $0.05 cents or so per mile driven, under state legislation proposed by a Bay Area lawmaker.
State transit officials note that there's not nearly enough money available to fix the many bridges and roads in California that are in desperate need of repair.
A federal highway fund, based on taxes on fuel, is expected to run dry this summer.
“We've got to figure out how to pay for infrastructure,” state Sen. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) said. “One philosophy is, if you use it, you should pay for it.”
Under SB 1077, introduced by DeSaulnier, a still-to-be-determined California city would begin taxing motorists in January 2016. The longer your commute, the more you would pay.
That may yet be a tough sell, but a $0.05 per mile fee could raise over $100 billion for roads in some parts of the state, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbclosangeles.com ...
These dumbass politicians are going to nail all those folks who bought Prius’s to get better gas mileage...You still drive the same miles you numbnuts so you ALL get screwed!
HAhahahahahha...screw the hippies driving their Prius.
That would certainly slow down the commuting paradigm.
Next thing y’ know, they’ll be taxing air miles.
I’m giving you information. I don’t see the reason to lash out at me. how would you address the problem?
In fact I have heard repeatedly that CA pulls money out of the gas taxes to pay for many special interest projects that are suppose to be paid for out of the general funds.
All the States are doing this, and so is the Congress, robbing out the road funds for vote-buying, ribbon-cutting goodies.
No discussion of any measure like this without a complete audit of federal and state road and maintenance funds, gas taxes, and appropriations.
Anyone tries to slide one through at 2 a.m. -- hang him!
The ultimate goal is to RFID every car, every person in America, and use the information to screw you hard.
"And he might neither buy nor sell, except him that had the Mark." --Liber Apocalypsis Ioannis
so long as you don't mess up the main brain, do that and yer talkin REAL busk$...
Tax gouging is what progressive thieves do best. Will criminal aliens be given a pass?
Friend had a lease truck, he pulled a fuse and odometer didn’t work anymore. Neither did a bunch of other dash information but he got by just fine.
the dash didn't light up, but did the sending unit stop logging mileage to the computer? and no speedo either?
Exactly!
It is a bit like the person who wins $100 million in the lottery--and then is broke again within 10 years (or even less): No amount of money would have been "enough" if he did not know how to manage it properly.
I see Agenda 21 all over this.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
Those people are stark raving mad and EVIL.
Lemme guess, at least 50% is going to some slush fund for some state rep. Or sen. District.
“Enjoy the Marxism you voted for Californians! Don’t leave because of it. You voted for it now reap the consequences.”
Hear, hear! However, they are not suffering the consequences because they, are running to other states and doing the same thing they did to their own state. A true beast of burden, they are.
You would think clean air, great vistas and such would lead to say, rational thought...instead, collectivist IQs in Kalifornia are likely lower as a bunch rather than individually...never have I seen a state full of so many book-smart idiots.
LOL. I don't know whether to laugh or cry when I see quotes like that. Politicians NEVER dedicate transportation taxes to infrastructure. Just like with the gas tax, they build up a pile of money and then can't keep their grubby hands off of it and it goes into the general account.
Highway Trust Fund: Not Just For Highways, Out Of Money So Not A Fund, And Can’t Be Trusted
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3151028/posts
The “highway” fund may be broke but look at all the great bicycle paths, public art and mass transit that those funds have provided.
posted on Thursday, May 01, 2014 5:22:52 PMby hal ogen
Highway Trust Fund: Not Just For Highways, Out Of Money So Not A Fund, And Can’t Be Trusted
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3151028/posts
Why America overpays for bridges, highways, transit, and other transportation infrastructure
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3132368/posts
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