Taxing your miles driven.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:25 pm

I thought we already had this with a gasoline tax, but I guess the government keeps pushing these fuel efficient vehicles or something.

http://thehill.com/blogs....evenues

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this week released a report that said taxing people based on how many miles they drive is a possible option for raising new revenues and that these taxes could be used to offset the costs of highway maintenance at a time when federal funds are short.

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:35 pm

Rock on.

I drive about 30-50 miles a week. Fuck all yall!

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:50 pm

I swear to fuck, ultralites needs to be street/sky legal. Fuck this shit.

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Post by **GORDON** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:00 am

Malcolm wrote:I swear to fuck, ultralites needs to be street/sky legal. Fuck this shit.

They are, here. My uncle flew one for years and would land it on any old strip of grass.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:43 am

And it gives you an excuse to fuck around with an internal combustion engine. What more do you want?

Post by **GORDON** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:36 am

I even remember a long time ago, he flew me over the local refinery so we could see what those tanks looked like on top. Pre 9/11, of course.

Post by **Troy** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:38 pm

I drive maybe 5 miles on average - week.

Awesome.

Post by **GORDON** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:01 pm

"90% OF AMERICANS WILL NOT SEE THEIR TAXES GO UP IN ANY WAY"

Post by **TPRJones** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:42 pm

I drive 80 miles a day. But hopefully they'll exempt fuel efficient cars or something.

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Post by **GORDON** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:44 pm

TPRJones wrote:I drive 80 miles a day. But hopefully they'll exempt fuel efficient cars or something.

That wouldn't be fair. Then people who pay more gasoline taxes get double slammed.

Spread the pain, I say.

In fact, people with electric cars don't pay any gasoline tax, yet they still use the roads. Target them specifically with a road usage tax.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:48 pm

They want to save the roads? How about public transit that doesn't suck balls?

Post by **TPRJones** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:45 pm

GORDON wrote:
TPRJones wrote:I drive 80 miles a day. But hopefully they'll exempt fuel efficient cars or something.
That wouldn't be fair. Then people who pay more gasoline taxes get double slammed.

Spread the pain, I say.

In fact, people with electric cars don't pay any gasoline tax, yet they still use the roads. Target them specifically with a road usage tax.

Ah, but 90% of my commute is on a toll road. I'm already paying for the privilege of driving on it. So at a minimum I should be able to deduct the tolls ($120 a month on average).