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Tuesday, February 15, 2005


What happens when the government's "per gallon" tax on fuel is hard-hit by people buying high efficiency vehicles? They want to start taxing by the mile, of course.
And that saves him almost $300 a month in gas. It's great for Just but bad for the roads he's driving on, because he also pays a lot less in gasoline taxes which fund highway projects and road repairs. As more and more hybrids hit the road, cash-strapped states are warning of rough roads ahead.

Officials in car-clogged California are so worried they may be considering a replacement for the gas tax altogether, replacing it with something called "tax by the mile."
I guess it was a matter of time. They're going to get their money, one way or the other. I wonder if this phenomenon has occurred to those trying to tax the crap out of cigarettes? What will happen when there's no tax income to the state from cigarettes because all smokers have died or switched to something cheaper? Like crack, or Faberge eggs?



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