Posted
1/03/2009 03:57:00 PM
by Douglas
Not realizing that a fuel tax
is a usage tax, Oregon, or should I say, Idaho's
Portugal has a great idea to penalize its citizens for buying more fuel efficient
cars.Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in 300 vehicles. The idea first emerged nearly 10 years ago as Oregon lawmakers worried that fuel-efficient cars such as gas-electric hybrids could pose a threat to road upkeep, which is paid for largely with gasoline taxes.
I don't even think the pot-smoking owl-huggers in Oregon would fall for the GPS tracking of all their road usage.