[OneVike]

I can hear all the cars heading for the border as I type this. Oh yea, they will also charge more per mile for those of us in rural Ca, because it would be unfair.

Just like we pay higher insurance premiums because our mileage is lower than those living in the city and thus it's unfair.

Plus, the voters will still return the Democrats to power.

[a fool in paradise]

Then repeal the gas tax immediately.

I agree that those running electric cars aren’t paying “their fair share”.

Also, with the high price of gasoline in the Obama error, I’ve severely cut back on my driving.

[GeronL]

Voluntary?

Ha ha ha

[InterceptPoint]

What would be the amount of tax that I owe if I were to drive to Texas and never come back to California?

[FatherofFive]

This is actually a good idea. If I don’t drive, why should I pay road taxes?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus

[Newbomb Turk]

Liberalism is a mental disease.

[SandRat]

Only if he agrees to be taxed for every minute that he talks in the Ca. Senate.

[Logical me]

All I got to say is Ha Ha Ha. All you stupid Democrats that support your party are fools. Everything you shi! heads do will come back and bite you. The world is full of idiots but the Democrats take the highest order of stupidity. Hey all you Hollywood types, MSM, the unions, and the rest of you Democrats, stupid, stupid, stupid.

[Norm Lenhart]

Hey isn’t having sat/cell capability in cars with computers great?

WE TOLD YOU this would happen.

[umgud]

Geez, a mileage tax? You can bet they’ll retain gas taxes and tolls too.

[Delta Dawn]

whether the public would like it or not,” DeSaulnier said.

Seriously, at what point does a politician forget what it is like to be a regular citizen?

[BraveMan]

The roads in southeastern Wisconsin are worse than in Puerto Rico. The long cold winter has turned our highways into those of a third world country.

They can kiss the front of my ass if they think I’ll agree to a VMT.

[Wuli]

Let’s get this right

the gubernut encourages people to drive more fuel efficient cars, and they do

so they can drive as many miles as before but buy fewer gallons of gas,

so, as the public DOES become more thrifty with fuel, as the gubernut wanted people to do,

the gubernut gets less money from taxes on the fuels cars and trucks consume,

so, the public having done a good thing, the gubernut wants to reward everyone for a job well done with more taxes;

that’s why its called the gubernut

[teacherwoes]

I’m sure there will be a waiting list for people wanting to get onto this program. After all, it’s for the children or whales or whatever/s.

[Red Steel]

Another ‘grazing cattle fee’ regulation where government gets money for doing nothing and to control you to boot. Yippee!

[nascarnation]

Even Republican supermajority Indiana has advocates of this evil plan:

http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lawmaker-mileage-charge-could-replace-state-gas-tax/article_bafebb01-2c29-56b8-8b6b-a351a785a2ff.html

[Hugin]

“Voluntary”. Yeah right, just like the “voluntary” income tax.

If they didn’t spend most of the gas tax on public transit boondoggles they would have enough to fix the roads. The whole theory of which is supposed to benefit drivers by getting more cars off the roads. Which means less gas tax revenue, so taxes have to be raised on remaining drivers, which means people drive less and buy more fuel efficient cars, which means even less money...

[FlingWingFlyer]

"...whether the public would like it or not,” DeSaulnier said.

Sounds like something that someone who has been hittin' dat potent Colorado High happy smoke would say.