On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 07:17:19 -0600 "Rick Mons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: (snip) Moreover, the fuel tax system also provides penalties for fuel consumption (and rewards for relative frugality). Under the toll system, this mechanism would be lost. The high-consumption SUV would pay the same freight as the lower-consumption hybrid. Seems counter-productive to me in this day and age.
Reply: The electronic patches can be coded for different rate structures. Trucks and buses pay different rates than cars on other existing Midwest toll ways. A Prius could have a different fee code than a Navigator. The gas tax should also be continued. Of course there will always be the guy who switches his Prius tag to his Navigator. We could hire Dyncorp or Blackwatch enforcers to catch scofflaws.:-) They could summarily execute scofflaws at the side of the road and seize and sell their vehicles and possessions.:-). If there was a computer glitch with the tags or the ID, we could clear a generation of excess road congestion in a day or two.:-) Home for the holidays. John O'Neal Shenanigans Watch Northeast Minneapolis [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Metropolitan Issues Forum http://www.e-democracy.org/tcmetro Rules: Sign posts with real name. You may not post more than twice a day.
