Leonidas
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Most of us probably saw this one coming given continued moaning about fuel taxes being inadequate:
People with long commutes, no matter how fuel efficient the car, will pay more? Seems that this idea might turn some things upside down from what we're used to. Cars like the Chevy Volt won't pay fuel tax so they'll just reconfigure how they tax transportation.
Privacy issues concern me on this as well.
By-the-mile road tax could replace by-the-gallon federal fuel tax - Kansas City StarThe year is 2020 and the gasoline tax is history. In its place you get a monthly tax bill based on each mile you drove — tracked by a Global Positioning System device in your car and uploaded to a billing center.
People with long commutes, no matter how fuel efficient the car, will pay more? Seems that this idea might turn some things upside down from what we're used to. Cars like the Chevy Volt won't pay fuel tax so they'll just reconfigure how they tax transportation.
Privacy issues concern me on this as well.