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Oregon Tests Novel Mileage Tax
Stateline.org ^ | Friday, May 20, 2005 | Eric Kelderman

Posted on 07/06/2006 1:25:43 PM PDT by proudofthesouth

I heard about the following on Fox News today and could hardly believe it. Thought fellow Freepers would be interested in this. After all, what starts in the western part of the U.S. usually heads eastward.

In 1919, Oregon was the first state to tax gasoline. This fall, the state will launch the nation's first high-tech experiment to tax drivers for the miles they travel rather than the gas they buy. The program is the first step in a long-term plan to replace the state's gasoline tax, which pays for about 40 percent of Oregon 's road projects. As in many states, Oregon officials are worried gas tax revenues won’t be able to keep up with the rising costs of road building, especially with improved mileage from both traditional and hybrid cards...............see link for rest of article

http://www.stateline.org/live/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=136&languageId=1&contentId=32957

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: gas; govwatch; mileage; tax; taxes; transportation
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Oregon Freepers how are the people of Oregon reacting to this?

What's next, attaching a mileage counter to bicycles, strollers, roller blades/skates, walking shoes?

1 posted on 07/06/2006 1:25:46 PM PDT by proudofthesouth
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To: proudofthesouth

I was wondering the same thing. Won't this require some type of 'big brother' monitoring system? Good grief, what a bunch of morons.

What about drivers who don't live in the state, who just drive through?


2 posted on 07/06/2006 1:28:29 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: proudofthesouth
Here in Ohio, motercyclists (with a loud lobbying group) aren't required to have helmets, but my six-year-old bike riding daughter is. What's up with that?
3 posted on 07/06/2006 1:28:34 PM PDT by 50sDad (ST3d: Real Star Trek 3d Chess: http://my.ohio.voyager.net/~abartmes/tactical.htm)
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To: proudofthesouth

all goverment employees exemptt from this novel idea of course...


4 posted on 07/06/2006 1:28:51 PM PDT by Cinnamon
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To: proudofthesouth

Taxing air breathed daily, and nightly. Gotta do something about carbon dioxide... then methane...


5 posted on 07/06/2006 1:29:03 PM PDT by theDentist (Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
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To: proudofthesouth

"The cars also will have Global Positioning Systems (GPS) so drivers will not be charged for driving outside state borders -- the tax is only meant to be applied for use of Oregon roads. Tracking cars' locations also could allow extra fees for traveling in congested traffic areas or during rush hours."

George Orwell must be smiling in his grave.


6 posted on 07/06/2006 1:29:03 PM PDT by bwteim (bwteim = Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: proudofthesouth

This is great. Other than a small percentage of the population, at what age do people drive the most? I strongly suspect it is the 16 to 25 year old bracket. Who is going to be the most pissed off at these socialist/democrat tax increases? Well, that same group.

Nice way to build a future voting base. Not!


7 posted on 07/06/2006 1:29:03 PM PDT by mpreston
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To: proudofthesouth

Are There Freepers In the Peoples Republic of Oregon? I thought they were all sent to Re-education camps in the last Purge.


8 posted on 07/06/2006 1:29:12 PM PDT by MrEdd (Bad spellers of the world - UNTIE!,)
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To: austinaero

OH, and while we are asking questions, what about the OTR trucks? Maybe Oregon isn't planning on getting any shipments via truck in the future.


9 posted on 07/06/2006 1:29:27 PM PDT by austinaero
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To: austinaero
Mandated GPS unit's in all cars...

Coming to your state soon.

10 posted on 07/06/2006 1:30:10 PM PDT by Osage Orange (It's an easy game...this business of making money.)
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To: proudofthesouth

This fall, the state will launch the nation's first high-tech experiment to tax drivers for the miles they travel rather than the gas they buy.

You mean doubling the tax to have a tax on the gas they buy and, the miles they drive.

When did OR ever remove a tax?


11 posted on 07/06/2006 1:30:43 PM PDT by edcoil (Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
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To: 50sDad
Here in Ohio, motercyclists (with a loud lobbying group) aren't required to have helmets, but my six-year-old bike riding daughter is. What's up with that?

You need to form your own loud lobbying group.

12 posted on 07/06/2006 1:31:26 PM PDT by beltfed308 (Nanny Statists are Ameba's.)
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To: austinaero

if buying gas is so bad for the enviroment why not encourage those to get hybrid or hydrogen vehecles with a tax break, this is just the governments way of making sure they get their cut once we move away from fossil fuels and a GAS tax...


13 posted on 07/06/2006 1:31:28 PM PDT by edzo4
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To: proudofthesouth

I guess that removes the incentives of buying a fuel efficient vehicle. If you're taxed on the distance instead of fuel consumption, MPG rating wouldn't matter.


14 posted on 07/06/2006 1:31:39 PM PDT by edpc (Violence is ALWAYS a solution. Maybe not the right one....but a solution nonetheless)
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To: proudofthesouth

total insanity - hard to believe residents there will put up with this, but then again - liberalism is a mental disorder.


15 posted on 07/06/2006 1:32:23 PM PDT by oceanview
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To: austinaero

"What about drivers who don't live in the state, who just drive through?"

hahahaha!


16 posted on 07/06/2006 1:32:26 PM PDT by nikos1121
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To: Gabz

I think this might qualify for a, "Nanny State Ping," here.


17 posted on 07/06/2006 1:32:50 PM PDT by RandallFlagg (Roll your own cigarettes! You'll save $$$ and smoke less!(Magnetic bumper stickers-click my name)
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To: proudofthesouth

Would the last one out ...please turn out the lights !


18 posted on 07/06/2006 1:33:00 PM PDT by Froggie
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To: proudofthesouth
In an ideal world, taxes collected from cars (either by mileage or by gasoline taxes, plus tolls) would be used to fund construction and emergency services for the highways. None of this money could be applied to the general budget. On the flip side, all road construction and maintenance costs, as well as costs of emergency services (i.e., ambulances to pick up injured people on the roads) would be funded through use taxes. This seems only fair.

I don't have a problem per se with Oregon using newer technology to tax people, except there are some scary potential misuses of the data collected.

However, I am sure that Oregon is using road taxes and fees to fund other budget needs, which does not seem fair.

19 posted on 07/06/2006 1:33:08 PM PDT by Koblenz (Holland: a very tolerant country. Until someone shoots you on a public street in broad daylight...)
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the state will launch the nation's first high-tech experiment to tax drivers for the miles they travel rather than the gas they buy.

So the guy driving the hybrid will pay more tax per gallon of gas than the guy driving a Hummer....

Cool.

20 posted on 07/06/2006 1:33:26 PM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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