Kulongoski to pursue mileage tax

A year ago, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced it had demonstrated that a new way to pay for roads — via a mileage tax and satellite technology — could work.

Now Gov. Ted Kulongoski says he’d like the legislature to take the next step.

As part of a transportation-related bill he has filed for the 2009 legislative session, the governor says he plans to recommend “a path to transition away from the gas tax as the central funding source for transportation.”

How would this be managed? Fear not:

What that means is explained on the governor’s website:

“As Oregonians drive less and demand more fuel-efficient vehicles, it is increasingly important that the state find a new way, other than the gas tax, to finance our transportation system.” According to the policies he has outlined online, Kulongoski proposes to continue the work of the special task force that came up with and tested the idea of a mileage tax to replace the gas tax.

The governor wants the task force “to partner with auto manufacturers to refine technology that would enable Oregonians to pay for the transportation system based on how many miles they drive.”

The online outline adds: “The governor is committed to ensuring that rural Oregon is not adversely affected and that privacy concerns are addressed.”

Yeah, right. Privacy concerns? WHAT privacy concerns! How bourgeoise!

This has so many evil ramifications, that the Chief would go nuts trying to list them all.

Just one item: The system would be based (apparently) on a gas-pump register system of some sort. OK. So, a local chump loyal Oregonian decides to travel out of state. The first tank of gas bought on returning to the home turf would register the mileage driven…since the last Oregon gas purchase…before the trip! TA DA! All those out of state miles are counted! Ya gotta love the libs for ALWAYS figuring a way to make a bad idea worse.

There are MANY more problems…go to the original article and read the comments…it’s well worth it, and will give you lots of good arguments to use in your own states when your local moonbat LebDonk legislooters try to bring in something like this where you are. (You just KNOW they’ll try it!)