On Wed, Jan 01, 2003 at 09:26:17AM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: > The Fool wrote: > > > http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30246 > > > > State considers space-based technology to collect revenue > > <snip> > > > To protect drivers' privacy, using the system to track cars in real > > time would be illegal. New cars would be required to have the GPS > > technology. Owners of older cars would be allowed to take part by > > retrofitting them. A final decision on the proposal is not expected > > to come until the 2005 legislative session at the earliest. > > What if you're from out-of state and have an older car and you and > the car come from a state where this isn't mandatory? What do they > do then? And if it's too much of a hassle, how much revenue is lost > because people don't want to deal with the hassle of going to Oregon?
Am I the only one who thinks the whole thing is insane? Why can't they raise the gas tax $0.01 or whatever? Certainly that is more efficient than spending millions on the technology to track mileage? Besides, wouldn't most people agree that the "sin tax" should fall more heavily on the gas guzzler cars than the fuel efficient cars? -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
