So now they want to charge you for the mileage you drive

So now they want to charge you for the mileage you drive#237674

By 4everfsu - February 27th, 2009, 10:42 am

- February 27th, 2009, 10:42 am #237674

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090227/ap_ ... ileage_tax

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#237715

By flamesbball84 - February 27th, 2009, 12:13 pm

- February 27th, 2009, 12:13 pm #237715

not surprising, something like this has been in the works for years. one major ramification they fail to realize with this is that it's only going to cause even more congestion in cities because people will want to move closer to where they work so they can avoid paying as much taxes on mileage...

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By thepostman - February 27th, 2009, 12:14 pm

- February 27th, 2009, 12:14 pm #237716

i heard about this about a week ago and Obama responded to it saying he is against it...but we have heard that before

#237748

By scuzdriver - February 27th, 2009, 1:45 pm

- February 27th, 2009, 1:45 pm #237748

At what point do we say enough is enough?

#237751

By RubberMallet - February 27th, 2009, 2:10 pm

- February 27th, 2009, 2:10 pm #237751

this would be stupid.

if you want people to buy hybrids and cars that rely less on gasoline, you tax gasoline more. taxing per mileage will hurt both the hybrid drivers and gasoline drivers. tax gasoline and 2 birds.

anyway, this is just proposed legislation and nothing to start freaking out about. you should see some of the retarded stuff they attempt to pass.

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#237780

By flames1971 - February 27th, 2009, 4:16 pm

- February 27th, 2009, 4:16 pm #237780

This would be one of the most spupidest things the Obama Administration will do...Oh, wait a minute...Everything they do is stupid!

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By PAmedic - February 27th, 2009, 10:19 pm

- February 27th, 2009, 10:19 pm #237797

flames1971 wrote:This would be one of the most spupidest things the Obama Administration will do...Oh, wait a minute...Everything they do is stupid!

not exactly helping your cause, here.

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#237827

By El Scorcho - February 28th, 2009, 1:33 pm

- February 28th, 2009, 1:33 pm #237827

When they talked about doing this in NC (and I believe it's still on the table), they were testing the tax using GPS units.

Yes, they would track exactly where you went. For taxation purposes only, of course.

I know I lean toward the paranoid, but come on. No freakin' way.

#237828

By RagingTireFire - February 28th, 2009, 1:34 pm

- February 28th, 2009, 1:34 pm #237828

That's just rampant spupidipy right there.

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