Mileage tax


North Carolina the first of many?
I've heard buzz for years, but as far as I know, North Carolina is the first. Emphasis added.

With gas-tax revenues plummeting, the state of North Carolina is looking seriously at taxing motorists for how far they drive.

If the “road-use tax” is implemented, it would at first be simple – with the state checking your odometer annually and taxing you based on how many miles you have driven. But transportation experts say new GPS technology could allow the state to charge people different rates based on when and where they drive, in an attempt to manage congestion.

Talk of a Vehicle Miles Traveled tax has long been discussed as a necessity in a decade or so, because cars are becoming more fuel efficient, and states and the federal government are losing gas-tax revenue.

Boy, it's not often that three paragraphs of one article illustrate so much of what is wrong with government today.

Notice the motivation in the first paragraph. The main reason anyone is thinking about this tax is because government isn't getting as big a cut as the StateGovs think they should. Yet did they reduce the gas tax when gas prices where at record levels?

Then we have the state monitoring your mileage. The sole reason for this is so the state can pick your pocket. You can be sure that criminal penalties will follow if you don't allow the inspection. Yet another "you're guilty until proven innocent" tactic like the one pioneered by the Federal income tax.

But the StateGov goons aren't content to leave it there. No, they have to use the tax to change your behavior in another attempt at social engineering.

Then the StateGov extortionists define it as a necessity because the state spends more money than it takes in.

Government is not your friend.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Sun - December 21, 2008 at 02:15 PM  Tag


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