Obama nixes plan to tax motorists on mileage

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama will not adopt a policy to tax motorists based on how many miles they drive instead of how much gasoline they buy, his chief spokesman said Friday. Press secretary Robert Gibbs commented after Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told The Associated Press that he wants to consider the idea, which has been proposed in some states but has angered many drivers....

By JOAN LOWY

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Seems to me that taxing by the mile instead of the gallon would take away the one major incentive to buy fuel-efficient vehicles. However, it would probably be more fair to the "less fortunate" who are more likely to be driving the older, gas guzzling, clunkers on the road.

 

One way to execute the plan was to put GPS transmitters in cars so the government would know how far and where you went.

 

Can you spell "B-I-G B-R-O-T-H-E-R"?

 

Worse part about it is the guy who proposed it was the Transportation Secretary who is allegedly a Republican.

Obviously not a conservative. Must be a RINO.

 

Why doesn't he just recall all cars and hand out mopeds? Government mopeds, one for every person.