Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 19:04:15 -0800
Reply-To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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From: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
Subject: Re: Alert for Oregonians-new tax for miles driven?
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I think we need to send them down some BC pot to smoke... either that or
they are smoking something else already. This will NEVER happen. WHO is
going to buy this GPS thingie or odometer thingie - who is going to install
it - who is going to monitor it? They would have to collect at least $500
to $1000 in tax a year from each person to break even... I agree with the
news article - NUTTY
The problem lies in what is called General Revenue - most taxes collected
goes to General Revenue and then the costs of running society comes out of
this. The problem is the US and Canadian governments often subsidise things
by doing this. Taxes collect from fuel do not cover the actual costs of
maintaining the road system. So, why NOT increase the fuel tax so the
amount of tax collected pays for the roads - if you don't drive you don't
pay for the roads, drive a little - pay a little, drive a lot pay more.
Seems like the best kind of taxation to me! They should also do what they
do in Europe and charge a yearly tax based on the displacement of your
engine. People like us who are driving 1.9, 2.0 or 2.1L vehicles will be
laughing at those gas guzzling sportutes with displacement of 5.0 and 5.7L -
these people will pay pay pay - but they are doing so much damage to the
environment they should pay.
Enough of my rant - happy Friday!
David Marshall
Fast Forward Automotive Inc.
4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road
Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of H R
Sent: January 3, 2003 9:18 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Alert for Oregonians-new tax for miles driven?
Alert for Oregonians:
Soon you may be charged for each mile driven, if the new
vmt, or vehicle miles travelled fee, will be introduced.
The proposal is to either
1) install a GPS (global positioning system) device in each vehicle
to track each mile driven on Oregon roads, and then send you a monthly bill.
or
2) install an odometer sensor in each car which calculates the mileage
and transfers data by radio, then charges you extra for each mile at the gas
station.
According to Oregon state government, the problem is that there are too
many fuel efficient cars, and they don't use enough gas to pay their
share for road repairs through gas tax.
Jim Whitty, administrator of Oregon's Road User Fee Task Force,
said in an interview,
"If everybody had high mileage cars, our road system would fall apart
from lack of revenue".
Sounds like a Friday joke, but it's not.
Here's the link:
http://www.cnsnews.com/ViewPolitics.asp?Page=\Politics\archive\200301\POL200
30102a.html
Harald
'90 westy
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