Tax miles/not gas??

[Wifezilla]

Exactly. Even if Obama says no, that isn't going to stop all those governors from saying YES YES YES.

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

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Most of the goods and products you buy are delivered by trucks. Tax them more because they are bigger? Then everyone feels it at the checkout counter. In order to pay the tax they are gonna charge more to deliver and then the cost of the product goes up. In my opinion, thats a bad idea.

 

[JennsPeeps]

I have a different perspective on this.

DBF makes all electric vehicles. The cars are driven on the same roads as any gas car. Electric vehicle drivers don't pay gas taxes b/c we don't buy gas. But I think that we should contribute financially to the upkeep of the roads we share with the gas-powered cars. The cars are comparable in weight to normal cars.

Maybe the "by miles" tax should be added just for hybrid or all electric cars, but make it lower per mile than it works out for gas powered cars in order to incentivize electric vehicle purchases.

Not that I'd want anyone to buy one of DBF's cars, or anything.

 

[beak]

I believe semi's already get heavily taxed for road use. I'm sure that probably applies to local delivery trucks too. I have a Suburban with a 454 in it that we use to haul our horses around. We also have a fuel efficient car that is used for most trips. The Burb gets about 2000 miles a year on it. it's a gas pig. What I'm saying is that most people don't put that many miles on their gas pigs. They may right now but I'm sure gas will be back up over 3$ a gallon within a year or so. There should be some kind of incentive to drive high mpg cars. We're never going to stop being dependent on the middle east and all their wacko politics if everybody keeps driving gas pigs. Drive them when you need to, otherwise park them.

 

[bluey]

Hey people...we already pay more than enough taxes to pay for roads. Taxing mileage would be double taxation since gas is already taxed at an insane rate. Please look at gasoline futures and compare that to what you pay at the pump. 25% of your gas purchase is tax already. Does that tell you anything? Please use your heads.

I should be able to use as much gas as I darned well please if I'm willing to pay for it. The more gas I use, the more tax I pay, the more I contribute to the road upkeep.

Government is misusing our money at just about every turn. The answer is not more taxes, it's time to wean the government off our money we work so hard for. Supporting any more taxes is absolutely moronic. We're already triple and quadruple taxed.

If you think driving a hybrid or electric car is going to keep the government from reaching into your back pocket, I've got a few bridges to sell you...

Once you are using less gas and the government loses that 50 cents per gallon...of course they're going to try to find a way to get it back from you.

Honestly...how naive can we be?

 

[B. Saffles Farms]

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Well said Bluey

 

[vermontgal]

Aside from taxes, your car insurance rates are based in part on the number of miles you drive -- as they should be. Your car sitting in your driveway has very little "exposure" to get in a crash. Driving down the road a lot increases the chances you will be in (or cause) a crash.

The federal gas tax was last raised in 1997. What other bill do you have that hasn't increased since 1997? I support increasing the federal gas tax proportional to inflation. I would like to see a way for the gas tax to be increased when the cost of gasoline drops -- for example, we were at $4.00 per gallon in the early fall. It would have been horrible to increase taxes at that point. But, when the cost dropped to $1.65, it would have been no sweat off my back at that point to have a 5c gas tax worked in. The price would still have been a relief. Then, as gasoline gradually climbs back up, the 5c would be built into the new prices, and therefore part of the supply-demand equation.

I would like to see more federal gas tax funds going to road REPAIRS and public transportation instead of new roads or widening. In rural areas, especially, road repairs are the challenge.

 

[birdnutz]

My father was an owner/operator. Trucks pay a road useage tax. It's filed every year like income tax.
My problem with the middle east oil is: We have more than enough oil here. The government wants to save ours. For when? When we don't need or use it anymore?
Most of the problem isn't oil. It's we don't have enough refineries in the US. We have to ship it out to be refined. Hence a gas shortage,not an oil shortage.
I am Soooo tired of more taxation without solution. Nothing is really being resolved. No matter how much money is pumped into the system, we just keep getting in deeper.
Like congress voting in their pay raise. Tax payers are lossing their jobs at a terrifing rate and the people that are responsible get a raise. Sounds like some of the CEO's we've been reading about!

 

[conny63malies]

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they are rewing themselfs, a part of a military recruiters life is taking recruits for testing and medicals. My DH's station is 60miles one way and they sometimes have shuttle DEP's around that dont have a car. Why buy an electric car when you get punished anyways.

 

[country lady]

Our county has had a wheel tax on every vehicle for years. I know some other counties do as well. Just when I think I've heard the most stupid thing to come out of a politicians mouth, out pops another!!!