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Republican Lawmaker Pushes Tax-Per-Mile To Replace Gas Tax
pjmedia.com ^ | 3/15/2018 | Tom Knighton

Posted on 03/15/2018 12:07:32 PM PDT by rktman

Americans love their cars. The United States has one of the highest car ownership rates per capita in the world. We're a mobile culture and we like it that way. But a tax-per-mile plan being pushed by Republican Rep. Sam Graves of Missouri might have drivers re-thinking those weekend joyrides instead of feeling all the pain at the pump.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Philosophy; US: Missouri
KEYWORDS: dumbassistan; fnidiot; gastax; gopestablishment; graves; nannystate; policestate; rino; surveillancestate; taxpermile
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To: rktman

What about us who drive for a living. I pay my gas taxes at the pump?


41 posted on 03/15/2018 12:47:49 PM PDT by lucky american (Progressives are attac Iking our rights and y'all will sit there and take it.)
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To: rktman

Ridiculous! The folks who drive the most already pay the most tax because they use the most gas. Putting a tax on mileage is only a way to double tax us. They will keep the gas tax too, bank on it.


42 posted on 03/15/2018 12:49:41 PM PDT by lula (Shine the light of truth Lord, confound the deceiver I pray...AMEN!)
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To: struggle
You’re going to put a GPS thing in my car and track my every motion?

Now you're getting the idea.

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44 posted on 03/15/2018 12:54:36 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: SkyDancer

“”””The thing is: the state will require transponders on your car that monitor not only how many miles you drive but where you drove and what speed you drove and it ties into the state patrol. It’s all for safety and the children.”””””

That is the goal. Many cars already have the “black box”.


45 posted on 03/15/2018 12:55:20 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: shelterguy

But that’s only for toll paying.


46 posted on 03/15/2018 12:56:08 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Mouton

power corrupts, enough said.

or in this case, his perception of his power has corrupted him


47 posted on 03/15/2018 12:56:51 PM PDT by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
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To: GOYAKLA

all vehicles since 2015 have had data recording ‘black boxes’ and since they simply computers, remote access to get the data, ring a bell?


48 posted on 03/15/2018 12:59:41 PM PDT by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
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To: struggle

if it is a newer car, gps is already there. :(


49 posted on 03/15/2018 1:00:18 PM PDT by txnativegop (The political left, Mankinds intellectual hemlock)
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To: SkyDancer

Nope. Black boxes will eventually record everything.

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/03/20/174827589/yes-your-new-car-has-a-black-box-wheres-the-off-switch


50 posted on 03/15/2018 1:01:20 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: rktman; newgeezer

New orders from the mono-party.


51 posted on 03/15/2018 1:01:49 PM PDT by DungeonMaster (There is nothing new under the sun.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Missouri’s DOT is part of the problem.
Gas tax money that should go to roads is diverted to bike paths, airport approaches and other “popular” endeavors.

It is that way in every state and the problem is the politicians would divert even more money to all that worthless garbage than ever before then just keep increasing the mileage tax.

52 posted on 03/15/2018 1:08:57 PM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: rktman
How about all federal and state inmates in the prisons keep up the maintenance of all highways, thereby reducing the cost?

They get shot on sight attempting escape.

53 posted on 03/15/2018 1:11:23 PM PDT by Salvavida (The Missouri citizen's militia sends its regards.)
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To: rktman

It is a tax on rural folks to force them back into the cities...


54 posted on 03/15/2018 1:11:56 PM PDT by richardtavor
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To: rktman

Any “republican” that ever suggests any new or raised tax should be run out of town on a rail.


55 posted on 03/15/2018 1:16:44 PM PDT by onona (Bull - my rights are sacrosanct.)
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To: rktman
Not going to happen as there are still too many cars that do not have GPS tracking capabilities. Besides that, it is much easier to collect the taxes at the point of sale. If bills are sent out then it adds extra costs and may result in some not paying in a timely manner.

Some who drive less than others are still paying less in taxes because they use less gas. It's a dumb idea that has been bantered around for years now.

56 posted on 03/15/2018 1:28:35 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: txnativegop

1997 Chev. CC dually 38k, 2000 Dodge Durango 98k both stout and no bells!


57 posted on 03/15/2018 1:29:51 PM PDT by GOYAKLA (" Winning not Whining"!)
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To: stubernx98

Or a tax per kilowatt hour for charging batteries and a tax for battery disposal when batteries replace (like they charge when you replace your car battery).


58 posted on 03/15/2018 1:30:20 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: richardtavor

It is a tax on rural folks to force them back into the cities...

Bingo! Rural folk have to drive farther to shop, work etc. Agenda 21. We’re easier to control in cities.


59 posted on 03/15/2018 1:31:48 PM PDT by weston (HERE'S THE STORY: As far as I'm concerned, it's Christ or nothing)
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To: rktman

Great idea!

Why should “Electric Vehicles” get a free ride?

And why should “Hybrids” get a partially free ride?


60 posted on 03/15/2018 1:44:54 PM PDT by lightman (ANTIFA is full of Bolshevik.)
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