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The ultimate big brother tax, limiting individual's free travel within the USA via taxation. Yet another layer of government bureaucracy with a new agency created: Surface Transportation Revenue Alternatives Office. How are you going to like having a government required device in your vehicle tracking your travel/miles driven, to be taxed?
This is not an administration proposal," White House spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said. "This is not a bill supported by the administration. This was an early working draft proposal that was never formally circulated within the administration, does not taken into account the advice of the president’s senior advisers, economic team or Cabinet officials, and does not represent the views of the president.”
I'd say your thread is mistitled, to say the least.
What the heck are you babbling about? Where did "electricity" come into play from?
Irresponsible citizens, I couldn't care less about. I'm for a sales tax like gasoline tax.
It doesn't matter. You're charged a tax by the mile (or a fraction of) in addition to you paying gasoline taxes when driving on such toll roads. This is a fact. You can't be that stupid to stand up and argue against that.
Why do you think you would be forced to drive more with tax by mile? It is up to you to drive more, or less, just like it is whether you choose to drive on a toll road or not.
I wouldn't ask for making me an exception. Energy and resources are a national issue, and Americans must grow up to accept the realities. I simply happen to be more willing than you to participate in the cause.
Funny how things don't matter to you, as long as you are not effected. Running for democratic office, are you?
The only intended purpose should be a proper energy policy, not just building and maintaining crap, for more of the same. Unless, the policy is being created by schills of the oil industry who would prefer that people continue to rely on more and more of it. We can always engage with military offense in countries for more oil in the future, anyway.
Your entire argument fails when you use the word "should". That word indicates something according to you. You have no power to enforce "should" (thankfully) and I truly doubt that you or your political favorites will ever have the power to push this suggestion through.
Since nearly half the cost of maintaining the roads comes from the gas tax that has long been considered a fair tax. Heavier vehicles that wear out the roads more guzzle more tax per mile. Unfotunately electric vehicles do not pay it. Presently just a few vehicles, but likely to increase as technology improves and gasoline becomes more expensive. The gasoline tax is an obsolete method of funding roads.
Since nearly half the cost of maintaining the roads comes from the gas tax that has long been considered a fair tax. Heavier vehicles that wear out the roads more guzzle more tax per mile. Unfotunately electric vehicles do not pay it. Presently just a few vehicles, but likely to increase as technology improves and gasoline becomes more expensive. The gasoline tax is an obsolete method of funding roads.
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Originally Posted by ragnarkar
Because less efficient vehicles pollute more and put a greater strain on the roads, they need to pay their fair share of the tax. It's no what's intended but the current system of taxing gas by the gallon accomplishes this. No need to switch to per mile taxation.
Then keep gas tax for gas vehicles and use mileage tax for electric vehi... oh wait, don't electric vehicles get tax breaks anyways?
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