[itsanonwingthing]

"We should look at the vehicular miles program where people are actually clocked on the number of miles that they traveled," the former Illinois Republican lawmaker said." Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood

AP Interview: Transportation secretary says taxing how much we drive may replace gasoline tax

[terrehautian]

I predict the rental car places will get busy if this gets passed, which I very much doubt.

[sc96]

Originally Posted by itsanonwingthing "We should look at the vehicular miles program where people are actually clocked on the number of miles that they traveled," the former Illinois Republican lawmaker said." Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood AP Interview: Transportation secretary says taxing how much we drive may replace gasoline tax

Welcome to over the road trucking.No way they can even come close to enforcing this on every car on the road . I run some over the road trucks and the paper work on miles traveled is a pain you have to put each state separate what road you used and how many miles traveled on each road.

[cmakin]

Originally Posted by itsanonwingthing "We should look at the vehicular miles program where people are actually clocked on the number of miles that they traveled," the former Illinois Republican lawmaker said." Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood AP Interview: Transportation secretary says taxing how much we drive may replace gasoline tax

The trouble with "new" taxes is that they never really replace any old taxes. They end up being an addition. Our fearless leaders really need to concentrate on spending less instead of raising taxes. But that is a topic for another forum.

[Mud Packer]

Originally Posted by cmakin The trouble with "new" taxes is that they never really replace any old taxes. They end up being an addition. Our fearless leaders really need to concentrate on spending less instead of raising taxes. But that is a topic for another forum.

Agreed! However, pork barrel ******** won't allow that to happen. They have to spend money or else they don't have anything to do. Then we might not need them and all the perks that go with it.:action-smiley-049:

[illinisprintfan]

It would be too hard to enforce something that big. In my county we have state roads, county roads, city roads, township roads, private roads. How do you keep track of what type of roads are being used and where the tax money would go? Would each entity get a certain percentage? Who would be responsible for keeping track of it? GPS units for every car in the US? Look at the cluster that the change to digital TV is causing. Not everyone is ready for the change, some people still don't have the converter box that's required, a lot of television stations aren't ready and the goverment ran out of money to help pay for the converter boxes. If the goverment can't even get that right, they have no chance of a mileage tax scheme working. :O:

[Charles Nungester]

Personally Im ready to grab the pitchfork. Toss em all on the heap and start over with a fair tax and ballanced budget amendment. The problem is there is no limit. Terms, taxes whatever. Its not like we can quit paying income tax and shut em down as the system for most working people takes the money before you get it.

National security and making sure laws are constitutional. Thats all the Fed Govt should be into.

For the Milage tax. It was proposed all cars have a GPS and it would keep track of miles driven. This tax would be added to licensing fees. Not to mention they'd probably have a control that would shut your car down till paid.

F THAT! sorry to sound harsh but Im really ready to setup some recall votes ect. The systems broke and instead of getting better or fixed it's getting worse.

[bullring]

Originally Posted by itsanonwingthing "We should look at the vehicular miles program where people are actually clocked on the number of miles that they traveled," the former Illinois Republican lawmaker said." Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood AP Interview: Transportation secretary says taxing how much we drive may replace gasoline tax

Ok, but let's be fair here. Criminals will have to be taxed on the number of arrests and amount of time they waste in the courtroom to pay the costs and fees of judges, public defenders, courthouses, jails, etc.

[Charles Nungester]

Originally Posted by illinisprintfan It would be too hard to enforce something that big. In my county we have state roads, county roads, city roads, township roads, private roads. How do you keep track of what type of roads are being used and where the tax money would go? Would each entity get a certain percentage? Who would be responsible for keeping track of it? GPS units for every car in the US? Look at the cluster that the change to digital TV is causing. Not everyone is ready for the change, some people still don't have the converter box that's required, a lot of television stations aren't ready and the goverment ran out of money to help pay for the converter boxes. If the goverment can't even get that right, they have no chance of a mileage tax scheme working. :O:

Whats the Govt got any buisness doing buying tv stuff to begin with?

[cmakin]

Originally Posted by Charles Nungester Whats the Govt got any buisness doing buying tv stuff to begin with?

How are they going to spread the "Big Lie"? Uh, I mean get the truth out?