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Washington State Edges Closer to Taxing Drivers by the Mile
Adan Salazar infowars.com Lawmakers in Washington state are edging closer to implementing a new system that would monitor and tax drivers based on miles driven, under a proposal supposedly centered around transportation funding sustainability. The Washington State Transportation Commission and the Department of Transportation say the motor fuel tax, which currently pays for 76% of transportation investments, is unsustainable “over the long term.” In a dizzying twist of logic, the Commission and DOT blame the prevalence of fuel-efficient cars as the reason the state now needs a per-mile tax, arguing that “the move to cleaner, smarter vehicles must be accompanied by a change in the way we pay for our roads.” “Population and vehicle miles traveled will continue to increase but vehicles will burn less gasoline – resulting in less revenue to maintain and operate our roadway system,” a state-funded promotional pamphlet declares. Last week, a committee set up by the Transportation Commission, after concluding a $1.4 million study, reported the fee could generate upwards of $3 billion. By 2015, transportation officialdom hopes to roll out a pilot program and gauge “public acceptance issues.” “According to the study, drivers could be charged three ways; either with a flat-fee, by having odometers checked, or with an electronic device installed in cars to measure how many miles are driven,” a King 5 News report states. As expected, however, not everyone is happy with the idea of having to bail out the state. “I choose to drive a car that takes less gas,” Portland resident Hayley Ramerman says, “so I think I shouldn’t have to be charged more because I’m choosing to drive a car that is more fuel efficient.” Others are concerned the technology used by the state to monitor driving habits poses immense risks to privacy. “[I]t’s the ‘black box’ system in particular that’s untenable: It would force us to surrender our privacy,” Mark Perry, a scholar with the American Enterprise Institute, said in May 2013. “Each day more and more of us are required to tell government agencies more and more about ourselves. Do we really want the government collecting data about driving habits?” Last year, Oregon began charging drivers a 1.5 cent-per-mile fee in its own tax-per-mile scheme. And it’s going to get worse before it gets any better. to read more: infowars.com
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