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Originally Posted by Aardvark
originally we were taxed by a price per gallon, and then the politicians saw a opportunity to profit and profit big. They started taxing by a percentage of cost. Remember the killing they made last summer at $4+ a gallon? I do!
I guess if they try to put gps in my vehicle I would just have to tamper with it, or attach it to a car that is not being used much, like my summertime ride.
They dug their own hole by raising prices last year, and then destroing the economy. Then when we cut back our driving and others drive like my grandmother with bad eyesight, their revenues dropped. DUH!!
Deal with it! I feel no sympathy.
Aardvark
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The federal tax on fuel is levied by the gallon. It is not levied as a percentage. Where in the world do you get your facts?
As to the proposed but short lived tax based on mileage; the GPS unit in the car would communicate with the pump and the appropriate tax applied. Removing the GPS would result in a higher "penalty" tax. This fact is lost on the yahoos that think they can outsmart the g'ment by removing the GPS/tax unit.
All this has been quite entertaining.