[Vo]:Taxing vehicles for road maintenance in the cold fusion era

2011-05-10 Thread Jed Rothwell
noone noone wrote: 2) They could try to tax every vehicle that uses the E-Cat. They could state, Since we are losing revenue from taxes on gasoline, we will need to add an upfront tax on every E-Cat powered vehicle. Otherwise, we will not be able to pay to maintain the roads. This is

Re: [Vo]:Taxing vehicles for road maintenance in the cold fusion era

2011-05-10 Thread Man on Bridges
Hi, On 10-5-2011 17:03, Jed Rothwell wrote: noone noone wrote: 2) They could try to tax every vehicle that uses the E-Cat. They could state, Since we are losing revenue from taxes on gasoline, we will need to add an upfront tax on every E-Cat powered vehicle. Otherwise, we will not be able

Re: [Vo]:Taxing vehicles for road maintenance in the cold fusion era

2011-05-10 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
From Jed: 3. Use many more toll roads, with electronic toll collection rather than toll gates, so that traffic does not have to slow down or stop. This has been proposed in Georgia to replace some of the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes. They already have set up a lot of fast lane toll

Re: [Vo]:Taxing vehicles for road maintenance in the cold fusion era

2011-05-10 Thread Craig Haynie
This is already becoming an issue, with high efficiency hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles. I think three solutions are available: Or we could sell the roads and let the market work out pricing and payment. :) Craig Haynie Manchester, NH

Re: [Vo]:Taxing vehicles for road maintenance in the cold fusion era

2011-05-10 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:32 AM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com wrote: They already have set up a lot of fast lane toll gates in Illinois. You purchase a box and affix it to the inside of your windshield. You go to a web site and monitor your funds account. It's pretty

Re: [Vo]:Taxing vehicles for road maintenance in the cold fusion era

2011-05-10 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: This is already becoming an issue, with high efficiency hybrid vehicles and electric vehicles. I think three solutions are available: Washington state is considering a flat fee: