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Whoever floated this idea obviously didn't leave enough time between his/her usage of "medicinal" marijuana and the start of the next work day.
Have to keep the existing vehicle working at tip top shape. Not going to pay twice for some politician's pet project that they want to spend $$ on.
Be very difficult to get the Feds to back it. To many rural states with high mileage roads. Only way would be to remove gas tax and allow each state to institute their own brackets like they do for income tax.
CA wants $0.10 let them. NV may only want a third of that. Live in LA or SF, the rate might be bumped to support pollution efforts or a pet project.
Just like the lottery money for education, the pols will see a cash vow and milk it dry.
Yeah, what to stop you "tin foil hatting" the GPS before you leave the garage and taking it off when you get home?
I don't understand why this has to be GPS based. They can just have you self report every year when you renew the registration and have the DMV verify the reading every few years when the vehicle is inspected. Of course a smart person would wait until the year they were going to get the car inspected because of the time value of money, but that isn't that big of a deal.
It seems like there is a MUCH easier way to do a per-mile tax...increase the gas tax. Sure, it costs more per mile for less efficient vehicles (which may be desirable anyways) and you can't do it differently at different times of day, but it's a much less complicated way to achieve basically the same goal.
Of course the problem is that pushing for an increase in the gas tax would be political suicide far more than this crazy scheme.
i agree with the tax per mile idea.
how much less damage/wear does a Prius do to a road vs a corolla?
Why should on car pay 30-40% less for the same road usage?
http://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/07/13/...on-to-fix-roads-damaged-by-drilling-activity/One five-axle, 80,000-pound truck does the same amount of damage to the pavement as your car if you made the same trip 10,000 times. The big semis and overweight trucks make up a fairly small percentage of the total vehicles on the road, but they consume the road faster than the family car because of their extreme weight and the physical forces they impose. These trucks are especially hard on bridges. No number of axles can reduce the enormous stress they impose on bridges, the most expensive and most at-risk elements of our states highway system.
The surge of drilling in Texas has brought thousands of jobs for Texans, but it might come at the cost of public roads, officials said.
The Texas Department of Transportation has told industry and local officials that it could cost more than $2 billion to fix roads damaged by the increased drilling activity, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
how much less damage/wear does a prieus do to a road vs a corrolla?
Why should on car pay 30-40% less for the same road usage?
That (increasing petro taxes) would work fine, except for electric vehicles. In the mid-term future, how is the tax going to be handled since no (or very little) petro will be used?
It's also possible that the "road tax" idea is one who's time has passed. Roads benefit everyone, even if you don't drive. Maybe paying for them with regular income/property taxes would be a reasonable solution.
Color me surprised
NOT
That's because you are rich and doesn't affect you.
This will punish the working poor even more.
Another step towards all out full revolt so I approve of the new added tax as well.
Bring it
So, I guess the alternatives are increasing the gas tax a lot or the income tax, sales tax etc.
Or just cut the salaries of those in government to sustainable levels. How did they ever get by before all these ridiculous taxes? Government expenses go up when times are good, but never fall back to pre-good times levels when times get bad. Why is that?
If my income falls short, I can't just go rob the governor, I have to cut back on my lifestyle.
If ever faced with this, I will be rolling back my odometer daily, and anyone trying to install shit in my property without my consent will find their ashes dumped in a random cement mixer.
Or just cut the salaries of those in government to sustainable levels. How did they ever get by before all these ridiculous taxes? Government expenses go up when times are good, but never fall back to pre-good times levels when times get bad. Why is that?
If my income falls short, I can't just go rob the governor, I have to cut back on my lifestyle.
If ever faced with this, I will be rolling back my odometer daily, and anyone trying to install shit in my property without my consent will find their ashes dumped in a random cement mixer.