Oregon has tested this surveillance and tax system as a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) fee.
If you can contemplate such insanity as normal, inquiring of the Federal government is you can and how you use your own car, the additional tax would be crushing on those businesses who depend on miles driven.
"The current system of levying federal taxes on trucks is as discriminatory as it can be to small business, and harmful, but there are lots of unanswered questions with a VMT," Todd Spencer, vice president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, told the magazine.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported alarm over the potential for abuse in such a draconian system.
"Are you people convinced yet that it's time to grab the pitchforks and head for the castle?" wrote a participant.
Another expressed frustration.
"I purchased a small car last spring because gas prices were on the rise. This small car averages 43 mpg. This saved me a lot of money when gas prices hit $4.00+/gal. The car also has the smallest carbon footprint of any non-hybrid vehicle being produced today. The small carbon footprint helps save the environment. I travel 100+ miles/day. The government encourages us to use less gas to help the country become less dependent on foreign oil. The people are doing what they want by driving less or driving more fuel efficient vehicles. Of course gas tax revenues are going to decrease. And now they are thinking about a mileage tax because people are doing what they want.....they can't have it both ways..."
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