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A good new tax

Pray To Jesus

Pray To Jesus

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Lets tax everyone for every mile they travel on public roads.

We first need to install RFID on everyone, preferably on the hand or forehead to make reading the chips easier.

Then we just need to install RFID readers regularly along roads.

This system could be expanded to let people buy things using their chips.
 
Major question: are the scars left from implanting these chips going to resemble 666, or 616?
 
Pray To Jesus said:
Lets tax everyone for every mile they travel on public roads.

We first need to install RFID on everyone, preferably on the hand or forehead to make reading the chips easier.

Then we just need to install RFID readers regularly along roads.

This system could be expanded to let people buy things using their chips.
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Hey we can also tie into a police database to add the public safety factor as well.

Remember folks its for your own good and that of society.
 
why bother? your cell phone already does this, with build-in audio recorder and snooping camera :biggrin:

maybe enforce everyone to have a cell phone with them all the time, like a photo ID? :twisted:
 
gevorg said:
why bother? your cell phone already does this, with build-in audio recorder and snooping camera :biggrin:

maybe enforce everyone to have a cell phone with them all the time, like a photo ID? :twisted:
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Make it federal offense to not have one with a mandatory $10,000 fine and 5 to 10 yrs. in a federal super max prison and you got a deal pal !
 
I thought I read somewhere that some commission in CA is looking into the possibility of a mileage based tax system.

Sounds like a bad idea to me, it penalizes those who want to live in the burbs or those who have to commute a long way to work.
 
Double Trouble said:
I thought I read somewhere that some commission in CA is looking into the possibility of a mileage based tax system.

Sounds like a bad idea to me, it penalizes those who want to live in the burbs or those who have to commute a long way to work.
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Meh. More like it subsidizes gas guzzlers.

California, like most everyplace else, pays for roads with gas taxes. As people switch to higher mileage vehicles, that tax base is eroded, so compensation is required. Both mileage based & registration fee based methods are contemplated as alternatives to raising gas taxes. Here in Colorado, registration fees were raised when more money was needed, which also subsidizes high mileage drivers.

It's something that cuts both ways, given that working class people usually drive older vehicles that get poorer mileage. OTOH, more affluent people often drive giant SUV's.
 
I have a better idea: start taxing churches. They advertise to attract customers (tithers), offer services and "product" to their customers (promises of salvation), and require money to remain in operation just like any other business.
 
Pray To Jesus said:
Lets tax everyone for every mile they travel on public roads.

We first need to install RFID on everyone, preferably on the hand or forehead to make reading the chips easier.

Then we just need to install RFID readers regularly along roads.

This system could be expanded to let people buy things using their chips.
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We are already taxed for the use of our roads....every time one buys fuel.
 
Jhhnn said:
Meh. More like it subsidizes gas guzzlers.

California, like most everyplace else, pays for roads with gas taxes. As people switch to higher mileage vehicles, that tax base is eroded, so compensation is required. Both mileage based & registration fee based methods are contemplated as alternatives to raising gas taxes. Here in Colorado, registration fees were raised when more money was needed, which also subsidizes high mileage drivers.

It's something that cuts both ways, given that working class people usually drive older vehicles that get poorer mileage. OTOH, more affluent people often drive giant SUV's.
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considering consumer type autos barely wear the road at all, both SUV drivers and electric car drivers are really subsidizing the trucking industry (which does wear the road).


a777pilot said:
We are already taxed for the use of our roads....every time one buys fuel.
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here in texas the taxes aren't high enough to cover the roads we have, let alone build new ones. people write into the paper every time a new toll road is proposed saying we're paying twice for it. no, we're paying enough in taxes to just build half of it, if even.
 
Since fuel tax is something of an antiquated way of doing things, the EASIEST method that I can come up with a fair use tax of the roadways is:

When you take your car into inspection, they record the number of miles you put on it that year and you get a bill from the state.

Holy shit that is simple. Glad I could solve that one for you guys, next up world peace.
 
Possessed Freak said:
Since fuel tax is something of an antiquated way of doing things, the EASIEST method that I can come up with a fair use tax of the roadways is:

When you take your car into inspection, they record the number of miles you put on it that year and you get a bill from the state.

Holy shit that is simple. Glad I could solve that one for you guys, next up world peace.
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Except that in many states, people who drive older cars or live in rural counties don't have to go through inspections.
 
Just tax people based on frequency of phone usage. I could imagine that if you have a phone turned on the government could track you, whether you use it or not. I dont want to scare people too much. It is so easy now for the govt to spy on people.

Text tax.

Stock transaction taxes.
 
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