IBM Patents Pricing Motorists Off Highways

theodp writes "Self-professed patent reformer IBM snagged a patent Tuesday for the Variable Rate Toll System, which covers the rather anti-egalitarian scheme of pricing motorists off of the roads by raising tolls as congestion increases. 'Congestion pricing of traffic is emerging as a completely new services market for IBM,' boasted Jamie Houghton, IBM's Global Leader for Road Charging."

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Re:Tax ownership

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Sorry, taxes may get used for stuff I disagree with, but I still support mandatory taxes. I like public roads, education, social security, welfare, police, fire departments, and many of the good things governments do. Do you know that in socialist countries where people pay 50% or more of their income in taxes, the majority are happy to do so, because they feel they are getting fair value for their money? We don't need to do away with taxes, we need to raise the maximum tax rate back up to 70% like it was before Reagan took office, and at the same time stop funding for ridiculous things like farm subsidies.