More on Oregon and GPS-tracked Gas Taxes

An anonymous reader writes "Wired has an update on Oregon's proposed replacement for their gas tax. Currently two candidates are in development, the first a GPS based system that tracks where a car goes to determine the number of miles driven. The other is a odometer-like device. Both would transmit the data to base stations periodically to determine the tax on a vehicle. There was a previous slashdot article."

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Re:I got an idea ...

[American AC in Paris]

Do you understand that it's not my problem? I don't plan on collecting social security, so why should they? Screw this "retirement" bullshit. If you don't want to work anymore then you don't get any money, this is absolute crap that soceity owes you a waiting to die vacation.

...you do understand that these people have paid roughly 8% of their life's income to fund this program, right? You're cool with yanking the rug out from under them, a "so sorry, we've changed our minds, you're not getting what we promised you. McDonalds is hiring, gramps." mentality?

I'd rather keep my money and take care of myself then have the government help take care of me, guess you could say I'm a libertarian at heart.

I'd call you a guy with a less than basic understanding of civics, society, the concept of a greater good, and government. The jury is still out on the presence of a heart.