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... taxing how much we drive may replace gasoline tax ...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he wants to consider taxing
motorists based on how many miles they drive rather than how much
gasoline they burn — an idea that has angered drivers in some states
where it has been proposed.
Gasoline taxes that for nearly half a century have paid for the federal
share of highway and bridge construction can no longer be counted on to
raise enough money to keep the nation's transportation system moving,
LaHood said in an interview with The Associated Press.
"We should look at the vehicular miles program where people are
actually clocked on the number of miles that they traveled," the former
Illinois Republican lawmaker said. [blah-blah-blah]
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Hmmm. Since fuel pump taxes
are a defacto monitor of a vehicle's driven miles, the sneaky bastids
are up to something. Ah, I know!
With more energy efficient cars being built, not to mention "Green"
cars that substitute coal produced electric for gasoline, state gas tax
revenues are poised to plummet. Under LaHood's (Latin for "the gangster") plan, generated by Diktat Central of course, even if your car runs on pedal power, you'll pay the "fuel tax."
It'll be interesting to see what privacy busting device the swine
introduce to get around odometer "tuning." Maybe employ Obama's
civilian Schitzstaffel to
read the meters on a daily basis? No, wait, your car prolly
already has a chip that records how far you've driven, when, and your
speed. Supposedly meant for car diagnostics, that. Whatever, you
can be sure that your thoughts on the matter will turn very, very
black, indeed. Stopping you from acting on those impulses is the
real job of the Schitzstaffel, of course.
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