States Consider Mileage Tax Via GPS: Should Drivers Be Taxed for Miles Driven?

by Heisenberg Posted 2012/07/19 22:44:30

Related Topics: Car, Pollution, Cars, Oakland, GPS, miles, Tax

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OAKLAND (KCBS) – Bay Area drivers could one day be tracked using a GPS-like device in their cars and taxed per miles driven -- a scenario which is part of a proposed long-range study aimed at finding ways to reduce traffic and pollution, while also raising revenues. States consider mileage tax via GPS. Should drivers be taxed for miles driven?

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'Zedd 2012/07/19 22:47:56

No

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santa6642 2012/07/22 20:49:39

No

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just plain greedy

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richwright 2012/07/22 20:19:59

Yes

sure, if people don't want the successful people and corporations on top to pay someone has to.

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shaltov72 to richwright 2012/07/23 02:22:06

What is wrong with successful businesses? Everytime taxes are raised on businesses they send that to the consumer, look at the taxes on an item you buy, man oh man it looks like
some just do not know how it works. Tell me does your governor pay your taxes???

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richwright to shaltov72 2012/07/24 13:48:58

they receive government welfare which is paid for by you and me.

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MikeB to richwright 2012/07/23 06:13:58
richwright to MikeB 2012/07/24 13:52:54

not true at all. That is very much a Fox talking point. In fact business has a hard time passing any taxes or cost increases to consumers in a down economy. Tax rates in the past have been much higher and we all survived with balanced or much lower deficits to boot. Don't believe everything you hear on Faux.Taxes are at record lows and profits at record highs. The economy is booming just not for Americans that are unemployed.

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john richardson 2012/07/22 20:05:09

No

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DemocRATS never met a tax they didn't like

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santa6642 to john ri... 2012/07/22 20:50:27

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So true

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Bulbasaurus Rex. 2012/07/22 19:58:14

No

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God no.

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BlueRepublican 2012/07/22 19:57:52

No

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Okay, I read: "States consider spying on drivers using GPS technology and paying for it with mileage tax"

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MQ-American Values Again (AVA) 2012/07/22 19:41:11

No

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We already paid for the roads via our tax dollars.... good grief .. what next!

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eyes wide open 2012/07/22 19:36:50

No

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this is the ultimate slap in the face to freedom .any one thinking this is a good idea is a goof nut.

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King Trillionaire 2012/07/22 19:35:14

No

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Maybe if they pay for the gas, or instead of taxing gas.

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ComeOnNow 2012/07/22 19:34:42

No

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It sounds to me like the elitists in the Bay Area are trying to keep the poor and middle class out of their area with barriers besides just high real estate values. It is typically the poor and middle class that live in the suburbs and commute.

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Andy 2012/07/22 19:05:16

No

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How does absolutely not; no, never; and " not by the hair on your chinny-chin-chin" sound?

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ScoutLdr 2012/07/22 18:39:46

No

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No!! This an invasion of privacy! I will not surrender my right to be anonymous.

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brunyon 2012/07/22 18:22:56

No

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One, I don't want the govt knowing where I am going that easy. Two, this is why they have a gas tax. Three, The govt can shove it

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King Tr... to brunyon 2012/07/22 19:38:00

Unless you don't have a cell phone, they know where you are anyway.

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Soup Man to King Tr... 2012/07/23 01:12:48

True

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Heisenberg 2012/07/22 18:17:28

No

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I don't think they should be taxed for miles, but what I DO think they should have is more toll boths with cheaper costs at say 15 or 20 cents per toll.

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John 2012/07/22 17:37:37

No

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If the goal is to reduce driving and raise revenue, then why not just raise the gasoline tax? You can thereby avoid a new tax infrastructure. Personally, I think ABAG should be put out of business. They are part of the problem dragging down California's economy.

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jim 2012/07/22 17:20:13

No

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With apologies to the late Andy Rooney. You ever notice how when the government proposes an idea to solve a problem, the problem never gets solved, but they keep collecting the money for it anyway?

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shaltov72 to jim 2012/07/23 02:28:15 (edited)

You are absolutely correct, these politicans say they are going to do this and that then when they want to get it done who do they go too??
I heard in the last 10 years it cost $17billion to fight poverty, we still have poverty, its taken billions to pay for wars to end wars we still have wars! Everytime a politician opens the mouth especially liberals (which means to liberate) we wind up with more burdens of taxes!
Does the job get done NO! Do "WE THE PEOPLE" vote them out NO!

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BIG BAD JOHN R. 2012/07/22 17:09:42

No

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Hey states nee Money but lets face it the roads were already paid for by taxpayers.
This sounds like a REPUBLICAN QUESTION SO THE RICH CAN GET RICHER!

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shaltov72 to BIG BAD... 2012/07/23 02:35:34

You should look at your history, it has been mostly demorats who push taxes, education is paid by taxpaying citizens, but there is so few with no education of history! Most unions hold hostage of the educational system, and if you knew of john dewey was suppose to be the father of modern education he was sympathetic to marxism, and if you could really get educated you would see a video or DVD by Curtis Bowers called Agenda Grinding Down America but as usual and I'm just guessing that you might be democrat and not want to find out the truth!

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Donn Wright 2012/07/22 17:07:18

No

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Isn't it odd how the same people who are crying about the big bad oil companies making a 4% profit on a gallon of gas have no problem with the government taxing it at the rate of 15%, and that's still not enough?

Are the people going to finally wake up in November and gets these criminals out of our wallets?

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shaltov72 to Donn Wr... 2012/07/23 02:36:46

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You are the man, VOTE THESE IDIOTS OUT, EVERYONE OF THEM!

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Donn Wr... to shaltov72 2012/07/23 19:58:14

It's time to clean house of the vermin we have elected to "represent" us!

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Helene 2012/07/22 16:58:28

No

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If they drive more, they are paying more already in gas taxes!

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Tony 2012/07/22 16:54:32

No

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If I lived in the Bay area I'd demand the removal of all the people involved in the conception of this idiocy.

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jacob.shkreli 2012/07/22 16:50:08
Ed 2012/07/22 16:46:01 (edited)

No

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Hell no! What then? Cap and Trade and have the EPA track our breaths and farts for carbon foot prints.so they can tax that too?
Time to get these liberal igits off their hiigh horse, Noember 6, vote them al out, good riddance.

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jimmy d 2012/07/22 16:14:05

No

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if liberals had their way they would tax you for every FLUSH!

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MikeB to jimmy d 2012/07/23 06:25:40
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CODE 11 2012/07/22 15:56:46

No

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We are all ready..everytime you buy a gal of gas.

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jeane to CODE 11 2012/07/22 17:33:30

+4

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Muver 2012/07/22 15:22:22

No

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How the hell else are people supposed to get to their jobs, so they can keep paying taxes to take care of the worthless and illegals....Idiots..

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George Romney 2012/07/22 15:21:25 (edited)

No

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This is unconstitutional. This would end up taxing drivers for miles they drive out of state as well, which reaches beyond the State's or the City's taxing powers.

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jeane 2012/07/22 14:54:37

No

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We aren't just taxed enough - we are TAXED TO DEATH!

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