Posted on 03/24/2011 4:37:42 PM PDT by DoctorBulldog
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this week released a report that said taxing people based on how many miles they drive is a possible option for raising new revenues and that these taxes could be used to offset the costs of highway maintenance at a time when federal funds are short.
The report discussed the proposal in great detail, including the development of technology that would allow total vehicle miles traveled (VMT) to be tracked, reported and taxed, as well as the pros and cons of mandating the installation of this technology in all vehicles.
"In the past, the efficiency costs of implementing a system of VMT charges — particularly the costs of users' time for slowing and queuing at tollbooths — would clearly have outweighed the potential benefits from more efficient use of highway capacity," CBO wrote. "Now, electronic metering and billing are making per-mile charges a practical option.
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Where are our reps on this? time to neuter this beast.
It sounds to me like the ones in my cars would malfunction.
Strap one on our butt too....”exit tax”
But this is to tax the selfish Prius drivers who dodge the gas taxes but still use the roads we pay for. Start calling it a Prius tax, and it will die a well-deserved death (I'd call it a Volt tax, but the new GM will never sell enough of those dinosaurs for anyone to care).
These people are simply insane....
“he noted the possibility of a VMT tax as a way to solve the problem of collecting less in taxes as people move to more fuel-efficient vehicles.”
HA, even more reason to NOT buy a Prius of Dolt, use less fuel and get punished with new taxes!
Just stop buying the damn “Green” machines, I think I need a car with two big engines, might as well have fun while I can.
If they can estimate a census, they can simply estimate what every person inhales and exhales.
I had heard that the technology would be at the pump, where current gas taxes are already collected. Everytime you pulled up to the pump, equip in your vehicle would communicate with the pump.
I don't know, the city where I live charges sewer rates based on water usage. If you water your lawn a lot in the summer, your sewer bill goes through the roof. It is a nice way to guarantee brown lawns and boy do we have more than our share.
This mileage tax sounds unconstitutional. Taxing someone on their movement around the county in a car, restricts my freedom of movement. If can’t affort the tax, I can’t move freely about the county. Something about “life liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. Next thing they will tax us for how much air we breath, the “O2” tax, and then you need the CO2 discharge tax, which is higher for athletes who give off more CO2!
Where do all the federal gas taxes go?
Suppose we had this tax. Wouldn’t some of the greens be arguing that it ought to be replaced with a gas tax, to encourage people to replace gas guzzlers with more fuel-efficient cars?
Well, there goes the CBOs last clinging threads of credibility.
I think its’ gettin’ to be time to tax that gubmint ass.
100$ rate.
No credits.
Lock your bathroom doors folks. The SOBs will be installing counters on your toilets next and taxing you by the excrement unit.
To pay for Barney Frank’s rent boys
Does this mean they will get rid of the tax on Gasoline? I’m sure.
Juat how many taxes do they need to work on roads. Especially when it on took Japan 12 days to repair a destroyed roadway.
Gas tax. ( oh yeah that goes into the General Fund just like SS Taxes) Yearly license renewal taxes. Taxes taxes taxes. STOP spending!
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