Does anyone think for a moment that this won't mean more taxes for all drivers - regardless of how much or how little you drive?
Anyone?
Texas Ping.
Is’nt there already a gasoline tax for this purpose?
Hey Perry, if you support any tax increases you can kiss your ass goodbye.
No way
isn’t the gasoline tax, in effect, a mile driven tax????
not advocating raising it....but.... if we “have” to have more.....why not increase it instead of adding a new bureaucracy?????????????.....
This is despicable, just another way for the envirowhackies to get people out of their cars and the authorities to watch people. I can see it now - all the different goverment agencies wanting to know why someone like you - YES YOU!!! are driving so much. The state of California trotted this idea out a few years ago and the outcry was so large Arnie disavowed the official who mentioned it real fast. Unbelievable that the Texas I grew up in would ever discuss this. Scream loud fellow Texans and do it quick, it worked to kill it out here on the west coast, at least for now.
A mind is a terrible thing to waste! Stop voting for DemocRATS! THINK about what you are doing before you vote.
Annual tags are still pretty cheap in Texas...so why not just increase that a bit? Gasoline Tax hasn’t gone up for a long time - so why not that? Folks who drive the most pay the most gas tax. Isn’t that enough?
Miles traveled tax...It’s a really stupid idea.
I fill up my car average 2x a month... don’t think they’ll be getting much from me.
Also being considered is a tax on your feet, a carbon tax for everytime you exhale. But don’t worry, your Botox injections will not be taxed.
Let me tell you how it will be;
There’s one for you, nineteen for me.
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.
Should five per cent appear too small,
Be thankful I don’t take it all.
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.
(if you drive a car, car;) - I’ll tax the street;
(if you try to sit, sit;) - I’ll tax your seat;
(if you get too cold, cold;) - I’ll tax the heat;
(if you take a walk, walk;) - I’ll tax your feet.
Taxman!
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.
Don’t ask me what I want it for, (ah-ah, mister Wilson)
If you don’t want to pay some more. (ah-ah, mister heath)
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.
Now my advice for those who die, (taxman)
Declare the pennies on your eyes. (taxman)
‘Cause I’m the taxman,
Yeah, I’m the taxman.
And you’re working for no one but me.
Taxman!
A per-gallon fuel tax is already a near-perfect means of fairly distributing tax on the basis of wear-and-tear on roads. The ONLY reason for moving to some other system is a desire for Big-Brother-style monitoring and control.
Oops. A squirrel chewed the GPS's power wire again.
When the B*ASTARDS in Austin (and D.C.) “float” these ideas around, they are just throwing it at the wall and seeing what sticks. Unless we scream very, very loudly the INSTANT we hear crazy talk from these critters, we will get more and more and more taxes on everything we do.
I have a V12 Jag. It burns thru more gallons than it covers miles...This might work for me.
And Government Motors would be required to turn over the mileage numbers from all GM cars equipped with OnStar.
And then the congress could pass a law requiring all cars to be sold with OnStar and requiring people to pay the yearly subscription fee, just like they want to require everyone to buy health insurance.
like the e-pass only exits which are UNOFFICIALLY supposed to keep the “wrong people” out of the more affluent neighborhoods and developments?
This is nothing. Wait until Stage Two if the GW ponzi scheme gets approved.
Everyone will be required to wear a pedometer, and will be taxed for their movement, in respect to the amount of C02 they exhale.
They are currently testing pay by mile in Oregon. They’re going to put transponders on your car and you will be billed by the mile. This way they can know where you are at all times. As mentioned by others when you buy gas you are essentially paying by the mile. The fees from this program help finance the cost of the equipment.
The interface is built in new cars. GPS and the car’s computer will give your location. OnStar is an implementation of this.
By controlling your car they can just turn it off if they want. Add this data to your credit card purchases, face scanning cameras, red light cameras, the Keyhole satellite surveillance program and lots more they will know where you are every few minutes or so. When they want you they can just come and snatch you anytime they want.
Just more fascist New World Order takeover.
Must not be real Texans. Real Texans know real Texans don’t like taxes.
Sure. Great idea. Punish people for buying fuel-efficient vehicles with a mileage tax.
What the heck are these people smoking?