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California Wants GPS Tracking Device in Every Car
HTS Member writes "California has a new excuse for more taxes. Claiming losses due to fuel-efficient cars, such as Gasoline/Electric Hybrids, California is cooking-up a new system to punish people who aren't using enough gasoline. They want to tax commuters by the mile. How would this be accomplished? By requiring everyone to install a GPS device in their vehicle, and charge them their "taxes" every time they fuel-up. From the article: 'Drivers will get charged for how many miles they use the roads, and it's as simple as that.. [a] team at Oregon State University equipped a test car with a global positioning device to keep track of its mileage. Eventually, every car would need one.'"
that is par for the course with this administration.
"Clear Skies"
"Clean Air"
"Healthy Forests"
"No child left behind"
Can you still own a gun in the People's Republic of California?
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos
nd since gas taxes have traditionally been justified as being necessary for road construction/repairs, switching to a road-use tax makes a certain kind of sense.
Not really. The kinds of vehicles that do the most damage to the roads also use the most gas, and the vehicles that use the least gas are also very light and therefore cause less damage. If you drive a 3,000 lbs Prius, wtf should you pay as much for road construction as someone who drives a 9000 lbs H2 Hummer?
"Periodically, there is a call to "revise" Prop 13. Usually by the CA Legislature. Gee, you think they want more money or something?"
Your school system is dying from starvation. For god's sake, you need to pay more taxes.