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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:25 pm
by GORDON
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.
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:35 pm
by TheCatt
Rock on.
I drive about 30-50 miles a week. Fuck all yall!
Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:50 pm
by Malcolm
I swear to fuck, ultralites needs to be street/sky legal. Fuck this shit.
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:00 am
by GORDON
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.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:43 am
by Malcolm
And it gives you an excuse to fuck around with an internal combustion engine. What more do you want?
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:36 am
by GORDON
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.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 1:38 pm
by Troy
I drive maybe 5 miles on average - week.
Awesome.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 2:01 pm
by GORDON
"90% OF AMERICANS WILL NOT SEE THEIR TAXES GO UP IN ANY WAY"
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:42 pm
by TPRJones
I drive 80 miles a day. But hopefully they'll exempt fuel efficient cars or something.
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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:44 pm
by GORDON
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.
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:48 pm
by Malcolm
They want to save the roads? How about public transit that doesn't suck balls?
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:45 pm
by TPRJones
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).