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Oregon Governor Proposes Vehicle Mileage Tax

Posted by timothy on from the if-you-have-nothing-to-hide dept.

tiedyejeremy writes "As covered by the Crosscut Blog, the Governor of Oregon, Ted Kulongoski, is proposing a change in the funding of the Oregonian transportation system that drops gasoline taxes and, by way of GPS tracking, taxes the number of miles driven, to the tune of 1.2 cents per mile. The reason for the proposed change is that lower fuel consumption via fuel efficiency will leave the system underfunded. The concerns involve government tracking of the movements of vehicles within the state, though this has been denied by ODOT official, James Whitty. I'm wondering how this affects people using the Interstate System and private roads, and if the outputs can or will be used by law enforcement to check alibis."

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  1. Have you ever *used* GPS? Or driven out of state? by reidconti · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Your post, it makes no sense. Have you ever used a GPS receiver? Mine almost *never* loses signal, and in the mountains you get a great signal.

    And you somehow think driving in the mountains in Oregon where GPS malfunctions but you're actually in another state is a huge concern? Yet you consider people having to submit receipts and evidence for EVERY TIME THEY DRIVE OUT OF STATE to be a minor inconvenience?

  2. It's not jobs by baomike · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I don't like pumping my own gas, the novelty of the idea wears off real fast in the rain.
    I vote against pumping your own gas just like I vote for no sales tax. I like things the way they are.
    If I wanted to make Oregon into Calif (californication) I would have moved to CA. If the the CA people
    don't like the way Oregon runs things just get on I-5 and head south.