calfoxwc Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Anybody like this idea? Sounds like control over people's purchases and choices to drive to personally chosen locations. "If you want to decide like we don't want you to, then you will pay" ??? Pay more for heavier vehicles... the charges on the trucking industry will devastate the economy even further. And they can tax the SUV's and PICKUP trucks out of existence they think... like Obama promised to make coal mining so expensive they can continue if they want to pay the price and lose money... like Obama voted to increase gun registration in Illinois to $500 ? Inflation will skyrocket. Control, to create dependency, and excuses to fund socialist programs... the leftist Neo-marxist credo. Can't wait for the pendulum to swing back the other commen sense -American- direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTBH Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Yeah, that damn fascist Obama and his mileage tax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicopee John Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Yeah, that damn fascist Obama and his mileage tax. Obama said today that he does not support a tax like this. Maybe it is because the 'trial balloon' turned out to be made of lead. Maybe he never liked the idea. Who knows? I don't know enough about the proposal to say I like it or not. Would the Federal Tax on a gallon of gas be revoked or would this 'mile tax' be incremental? Incremental to the current tax or incremental to a lower tax? In general, I like the concept of consumption taxes so I would like to see some scenarios before I completely dismiss this concept out of hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Fan Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 Obama said today that he does not support a tax like this. Maybe it is because the 'trial balloon' turned out to be made of lead. Maybe he never liked the idea. Who knows? I don't know enough about the proposal to say I like it or not. Would the Federal Tax on a gallon of gas be revoked or would this 'mile tax' be incremental? Incremental to the current tax or incremental to a lower tax? In general, I like the concept of consumption taxes so I would like to see some scenarios before I completely dismiss this concept out of hand. My understanding is that it would be in addition to the gas tax already in place. Oregon put it in place due to the higher concentration of green population in the state purchasing and using hybrids & electric vehicles. They weren't buying as much gas, yet helping the environment and the state was losing tax revenue. So, to paraphrase this proposal/idea: "Thanks for doing the right thing, but we still need to put our fist in your ass." Tenderly, Uncle Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osusev Posted February 21, 2009 Report Share Posted February 21, 2009 amazing the answer is to tax more to create a similar revenue stream... Maybe they need to look at road building and repairing tech. There are superior patching/repairing technologies that last 10 times longer yet are not used because than the repair companies lose revenue from the yearly service they "bid" from the states. Another lubricated issue from special interest lobbying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpeen Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 In general, I like the concept of consumption taxes so I would like to see some scenarios before I completely dismiss this concept out of hand. That is exactly what we have. You but a gallon of gasoline, you pay tax....you buy 100 gallons, you pay tax These people are idiots. You might as well have different sales taxes based on your income. We have become a nation of wimps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I agree Peen. The more you drive, the more gas you use, hence the more "tax" you pay. This kind of crap really pisses me off. I'm taxed enough already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Yeah, that damn fascist Obama and his mileage tax. Biggest a-holes on here are you, mz the pussy and Danamal. Consider that. Now go walk the streets of beautiful downtown Asstabula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTBH Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 I'm pretty sure you'd be garnering the most votes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Fan Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Biggest a-holes on here are you, mz the pussy and Danamal. Consider that. Now go walk the streets of beautiful downtown Asstabula. I wish it was within my power as a mod and technical savvy to add a confused button next to the THANKS feature as in "Legacy Fan is confused by this post." As it were, I am left with a less efficient method of expressing said confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calfoxwc Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 ??? Why would you want a confused button? Actually, that's a terrific idea... GGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieHardBrownsFan Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Suggest it to Stan, also put a "post sucks" button, that I would find useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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