Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-21 Thread R C Macaulay
That's no longer the way the game is played. Jack up the price, skim the money to offshore and Pay NO tax. Richard In reply to leaking pen's message of Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:56:07 -0700: Hi, how about the companies SELLING and making a profit on those goods? The more profit they make, the

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-21 Thread leaking pen
This, unfortunately. On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 5:51 AM, R C Macaulay walha...@cvctx.com wrote: That's no longer the way the game is played. Jack up the price, skim the money to offshore and Pay NO tax. Richard In reply to leaking pen's message of Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:56:07 -0700: Hi, how

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-20 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote: If you don't buy gas, how do you pay for the roads? Looks like the Feds are online: http://financecommission.dot.gov/ but they are talking transponder which would track locations. I wonder if they have an alternative to

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-20 Thread mixent
In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:00:16 -0500: Hi, [snip] On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 9:36 AM, Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote: If you don't buy gas, how do you pay for the roads? Take the money out of general revenue. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-20 Thread Terry Blanton
Well, Yo Bama has decided not to pursue the usage tax: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/20/driving.tax/index.html but the alternatives are far less fair. Terry On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 4:53 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:00:16

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-20 Thread Terry Blanton
By fair, I meant the fuel tax was relatively fair in that the weight of the vehicle, the damage to the roads, and the cost of the tax was related. The mileage tax would be more fair if the weight of the vehicle was somehow included. Terry On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Terry Blanton

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-20 Thread mixent
In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:22:35 -0500: Hi, [snip] By fair, I meant the fuel tax was relatively fair in that the weight of the vehicle, the damage to the roads, and the cost of the tax was related. The mileage tax would be more fair if the weight of the vehicle

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-20 Thread leaking pen
how about the companies SELLING and making a profit on those goods? On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 6:44 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:22:35 -0500: Hi, [snip] By fair, I meant the fuel tax was relatively fair in that the weight of the

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-20 Thread mixent
In reply to leaking pen's message of Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:56:07 -0700: Hi, how about the companies SELLING and making a profit on those goods? The more profit they make, the more they pay in company taxes, which goes into general revenue. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Terry Blanton wrote: BOSTON (AP) — A tentative plan to overhaul Massachusetts' transportation system by using GPS chips to charge motorists a quarter-cent for every mile behind the wheel has angered some drivers. This makes no sense to me. They should use the odometer. A modern odometer is

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-17 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: This makes no sense to me. They should use the odometer. A modern odometer is difficult to tamper with. In Oregon, they did not want to charge state taxes for miles driven outside the state. Terry

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Terry Blanton wrote: In Oregon, they did not want to charge state taxes for miles driven outside the state. Ah. That makes sense. It is the first step toward variable toll rates depending on where you drive. Tolls should also vary by time of day. - Jed

Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-17 Thread R C Macaulay
Only demonstrates that China is making a big mistake by replacing bicycles with autos. Shades of Schwinn.. the best bike ever made in the USA. Richard Terry Blanton wrote: In Oregon, they did not want to charge state taxes for miles driven outside the state. Ah. That makes sense. It is

RE: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-17 Thread Rick Monteverde
@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement Terry Blanton wrote: In Oregon, they did not want to charge state taxes for miles driven outside the state. Ah. That makes sense. It is the first step toward variable toll rates depending on where you drive. Tolls should also vary by time

RE: [Vo]:Gasoline Tax Replacement

2009-02-17 Thread Jed Rothwell
Rick Monteverde wrote: I want a wireless dashboard system that's all but driverless. You put in your offramp or destination it guides you, recommending speed, lane to be in, recording time of day, etc. as you drive the route, and bills you accordingly. This sort of thing will come