[Sub-Driver]

Just go away........

[PMAS]

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[Soothesayer9]

Now now, Obama doesnt want your carbon footprint to be too big. So with that in mind, you will run or bike to work. And maybe wear a flatulence bag like some cattle wear...all for the benefit of society of course.

Or something.

[metmom]

I wonder how many liberals would be interested in this?

I can’t imagine even they would be real keen on the idea.

This could be his death knell, I hope, I hope....

[metmom]

The office would be required to consider four factors in field trials: the capability of states to enforce payment, the reliability of technology, administrative costs, and "user acceptance." The draft does not specify where field trials should begin. The new office would be funded a total of $200 million through FY 2017 for the project.

Sure. This will cost more than it's going to bring in. All it will do is add another bloated, cost ineffective bureaucracy to the government.

No thanks. Not interested in Big Brother keeping tabs on my whereabouts.

[metmom]

The office would be required to consider four factors in field trials: the capability of states to enforce payment, the reliability of technology, administrative costs, and "user acceptance." The draft does not specify where field trials should begin. The new office would be funded a total of $200 million through FY 2017 for the project.

Sure. This will cost more than it's going to bring in. All it will do is add another bloated, cost ineffective bureaucracy to the government.

No thanks. Not interested in Big Brother keeping tabs on my whereabouts.

[Rockitz]

All those leftist greenies who bought Priuses are feeling totally betrayed.

[Outlaw Woman]

For the idiots

[ari-freedom]

Obama, your honeymoon is officially over.

[tina07]

Float this asswipe Obama

FUBO

[John123]

who has proposed taxing cars by the mile as a way to increase federal highway revenues.

Pure magic. Wouldn't it be much cheaper and less complicated to just increase the taxes on gasoline? It is the same thing, isn't it?

[OA5599]

Good thing I only travel in distances of kilometers.

[jurroppi1]

They’re working on doing the same thing with the state gas tax here in MN. The program is being piloted this year to determine rates. The state is even advertising on local talk radio (including conservative talk radio) looking for volunteers.

They [gov’t of all flavors] just can’t get enough of our money can they?

[Neoliberalnot]

If only there were a way to sink this turd in the punchbowl. Every african leader on the planet has cut a swath of destruction. Look at the African continent and look at every major city in the US with an african mayor.

[caww]

The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive.

This has been out there since Jan. 2009 as possible... A mileage gas tax would be just what obama would support....limiting peoples mobility is part and parcel of destroying a country...so this would suite his agenda completely. Even if there is flack from the public, it hasn't made a difference in the Obama agenda's march....If he determines to impliment this he'll just do it and we can like it or not...no skin offf his nose...and if any think he's affected by any US citizen opinion or how they are affected, then they are not facing reality.

[supremedoctrine]

Is there NO bottom to both their stupidity AND their
tone-deafness???
do they really think this will be acceptable to ANYONE,
on top of EVERYTHING else?
BOHICA for the Brave New World of the Obama Nation.
And even though this legislation will never see the light of day, they think nothing of spending BIG BUCKS to do a study of its feasibility.

[lentulusgracchus]

[Art.] The CBO report was requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND), who has proposed taxing cars by the mile as a way to increase federal highway revenues. Obama's proposal seems to follow up on that idea in section 2218 of the draft bill.

Other way around, I'll warrant -- Obama's hiding behind a senator from a Western State, who is strong enough in his home State to take the stink of being said to have fathered this proposal.

Call it "stink farm-out".

[rfreedom4u]

Sooooo, if they tax you based on how many miles you drive, does that mean they will remove the taxes on gasoline? NOT!