On Thu, 2004-11-18 at 04:10, Collins Richey wrote: > I would think that this is an April Fool joke, but it's already middle > of November! > > http://www.ocregister.com/ocr/2004/08/19/sections/news/news/article_208035 > > The gist of this is: Big Brother in California would like to track > your automobile miles driven and tax you accordingly.
Seems an odd notion since fuel usage must relate somewhat to driven distance. However, as MPG on cars has improved quite a bit (doubled or tripled), I do not think fuel tax has kept pace. So, more miles may in fact be driven on fewer fuel tax dollars. I would favor a fuel tax based on the average MPG of cars sold over the last three years. But, hey, that would be too simple and not involve enough bureaucracy... Even tax crazy Sweden has not done this. And this from the place that has rules about how many cups of coffee the company can provide employees without adjusting their salary. FTR, no one really follows this. But the tax guideline (a 'not a law' that can legally be enforced) exists. +����������������������������+�������������������������������+ � Roger Oberholtzer � E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] � � OPQ Systems AB � WWW: http://www.opq.se/ � � Nybrogatan 66 nb � Phone: Int + 46 8 314223 � � 114 41 Stockholm � Mobile: Int + 46 733 621657 � � Sweden � Fax: Int + 46 8 314223 � +����������������������������+�������������������������������+ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsub/Pause/Etc : http://mail.linux-sxs.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/general
