Another rumor on the net??

[barronj]

We need to do something or those cocksucks are gonna nickel and dime our asses to death

Isn't that what the gas tax is.... the more i use the more I pay?

It supposed to replace the gas tax, which is bemoaned to be producing ever precipitous revenues, "because of all the hybrids".

The truth is, there are more cars than ever on the road, and while there are lots of fuel efficient cars, Texas is the poster child for road pigs (SUV's, large trucks & vans). We're doing more than our fair share. "Cash For Clunkers" took a few pigs off the road, but there are still TONS of older cars.
(<-owns a tahoe)
(the real truth is probably that the gas tax is so perverted by all of the lawmaker's piggybacking, leacherous riders that it woefully underfunds anything & everything it was originally designed to fund, and it currently funds things that it was never intended for)

What's been realized is that, regardless of the cafe standards, regardless of electric/hybrid cars, they will get money from us based on mileage & have a guaranteed assessment from each car on the road. Of course, the reports of the technology already being in play floated right now are so harmonious, so consistent in their inability of being able to track where cars go, it's obvious that they could produce your exact whereabouts, should the need arise. Otherwise, how could you have an inarguable position of "your car traveled X miles" without being able to prove where the car was & when, should the challenge arise? Am I way off base?

Crooked ass crooks.

[FastFox]

Control, not revenue

Taxing by the mile is not really to just collect revenue. The real reason is to be able to control you. If you want to totally control a group of people, there are three things you MUST take away from the people. First, control their ability to move around freely. Gas prices and tax on mileage will do that. Next, take away the ability to communicate privately among the population. Isn't Obama wanting to control cell phones and the internet ? The last and most important thing is to take away the population's ability to defend itself. Isn't that why we are moving toward gun control ? Yes it will start with hand guns, but then long guns and any knife over 4 inches long will be illegal. When these three things are in place, it is over. Look at all the monkies over seas who have been that way for decades. Now when they finally rise up, the throw rocks at tanks. That is what we will be doing if we don't wake up. But, what do I know. A college educated teacher said I was just negative and mean spirited.

[Dave586]

Not paying taxes wouldn't work. There isn't enough people who would actually do it; you would need millions of participants, and though you might get that many to agree to the plan, they would likely not follow thru. The ones that did would be thrown in jail to be made an example of. It simply will not work, but go ahead and try and have fun in prison.

In 2009 47% of Americans DID NOT pay the Federal Income Tax. The house of cards is starting to sway...

[SMEGMA STENCH]

Won't pass.

[BERNIE MOSFET]

In 2009 47% of Americans DID NOT pay the Federal Income Tax. The house of cards is starting to sway...

Claiming enough exemptions, deductions, and what-not in the tax code to not have a tax liability and flat-out not filing are two separate things entirely. For most people, I would imagine not filing is not an option because their employers withhold more money than their tax liability will be, and they must file to get a refund.

[scootro]

i don't fill so free anymore