I think our hobby is about to become more popular!

Finfan · #1 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 09:22 AM

I just saw this in todays news: Transportation chief eyes taxing miles driven - White House- msnbc.com

deacon · #2 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Finfan

I just saw this in todays news: Transportation chief eyes taxing miles driven - White House- msnbc.com

Id rather have the gas tax. It really is the same tax. What will happen is they will leave the gas tax and just add this one on. If they do away with the gas tax there will be less incentive to buy small cars. They have to punish the small and old car drivers somehow.

Pablo · #3 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 09:36 AM

Dayuum.......

lennyharp · #4 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 11:24 AM

I am not sure why they are proposing that one. Maybe they have shares in Garmin or some other GPS maker and will require that companies involvement.

thatsdax · #5 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 12:19 PM

Yes.. I have seen this. They just Passed an 800 billion soon to be 4 trillion usd bill to fund roads and such. Not sure why they now need a new tax for roads. This tax and spend is killing us. Out of control. Totally.... Completely... Scary stuff...... Very scary... The political Elite is in control and taking more control by the minute. Very scary... I see where the State of NH has declared secession. Here is the Article. HCR 0006
If you will remember, the south tried this decades ago. And well.. We all know what happened. They had the right to do so, but might makes right, and the North sent in the might, moved in, and burned the south to the ground. over 600,000 americans killed over it. Not sure if everyone in the south is over all that yet.. But.. Now the North is trying it. O well.. We will see how far it goes...

wheelbender6 · #6 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 12:28 PM

This proposal came up a few years ago too. There are not enough people still driving guzzlers for a gas tax to provide enough revenue. Uncle Sam will find a way to get the money he wants by taxing something else.

robin · #7 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 12:40 PM

Maybe we will be taxed according to our body weight and how much gas we pass

**Bikeguy Joe** · #8 (**permalink**) 02-20-2009, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by robin

Maybe we will be taxed according to our body weight and how much gas we pass

Best idea yet.

leftywoody · #9 (**permalink**) 02-21-2009, 08:46 AM

Think you could start a business driving around your county, recording odometer miles on everybody's vehicles for the feds . Take kickbacks or bribes to keep their miles down . You could be a revenuer .

Finfan · #10 (**permalink**) 02-21-2009, 05:34 PM

I have two questions about this. Who is going to pay for these gizmos and make sure they are installed? How are they going to prevent people from disabling/tampering with the silly things? I see a whole new black market arising for the tech savvy here!