s*********d 发帖数: 2406 | 1 As cars get more fuel efficient, they become a less profitable source of tax
dollars. So what's a city to do? Raising gas taxes is certain political
death. For San Francisco Bay officials, creativity is the key.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area
Governments are currently examining a plan to tax drivers by the number of
miles driven instead of number of gallons burned. To do that, cars
registered in the area would be fitted with a GPS device to track the number
of miles traveled.
Drivers could be charged less than a penny or as much as a dime per mile.
One estimate puts potential revenue from the system at $15 million a day.
If the thought of your city government knowing your every move sounds
frightening, the Commission's spokesman, Randy Rentschler, says not to worry.
"The last thing we're interested in is where you go and what you do,"
Rentschler tells the Associated Press. "What we're trying to do is get
people to figure out a way to raise revenue that they could support."
Still not convinced?Don't get worked up yet – it could take Bay Area
governments as long as a decade to implement such an idea. By then we'll
surely have flying cars, electric scooters or even molecular transporters. | z******a 发帖数: 5381 | 2 跳
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【在 s*********d 的大作中提到】 : As cars get more fuel efficient, they become a less profitable source of tax : dollars. So what's a city to do? Raising gas taxes is certain political : death. For San Francisco Bay officials, creativity is the key. : The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area : Governments are currently examining a plan to tax drivers by the number of : miles driven instead of number of gallons burned. To do that, cars : registered in the area would be fitted with a GPS device to track the number : of miles traveled. : Drivers could be charged less than a penny or as much as a dime per mile. : One estimate puts potential revenue from the system at $15 million a day.
| T******0 发帖数: 1071 | 3 那就买大suv,每天开一点。
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【在 s*********d 的大作中提到】 : As cars get more fuel efficient, they become a less profitable source of tax : dollars. So what's a city to do? Raising gas taxes is certain political : death. For San Francisco Bay officials, creativity is the key. : The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area : Governments are currently examining a plan to tax drivers by the number of : miles driven instead of number of gallons burned. To do that, cars : registered in the area would be fitted with a GPS device to track the number : of miles traveled. : Drivers could be charged less than a penny or as much as a dime per mile. : One estimate puts potential revenue from the system at $15 million a day.
| Z*****Z 发帖数: 723 | 4 funny
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【在 s*********d 的大作中提到】 : As cars get more fuel efficient, they become a less profitable source of tax : dollars. So what's a city to do? Raising gas taxes is certain political : death. For San Francisco Bay officials, creativity is the key. : The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area : Governments are currently examining a plan to tax drivers by the number of : miles driven instead of number of gallons burned. To do that, cars : registered in the area would be fitted with a GPS device to track the number : of miles traveled. : Drivers could be charged less than a penny or as much as a dime per mile. : One estimate puts potential revenue from the system at $15 million a day.
| p***e 发帖数: 1318 | 5 GPS is not needed. Just get the reading from odometer every year
when renewing registrations.
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【在 s*********d 的大作中提到】 : As cars get more fuel efficient, they become a less profitable source of tax : dollars. So what's a city to do? Raising gas taxes is certain political : death. For San Francisco Bay officials, creativity is the key. : The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area : Governments are currently examining a plan to tax drivers by the number of : miles driven instead of number of gallons burned. To do that, cars : registered in the area would be fitted with a GPS device to track the number : of miles traveled. : Drivers could be charged less than a penny or as much as a dime per mile. : One estimate puts potential revenue from the system at $15 million a day.
| b*****h 发帖数: 821 | 6 弄这么复杂,还要GPS,建设收费站不就好了,还可以解决工会就业,壮大民主党的力量
建议101, 280,580,680,880,17,85等高速公路,每个出口都设立收费站,每个收
费站配几十个人,轮班倒24*7的收费。这得解决多少就业啊。
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【在 s*********d 的大作中提到】 : As cars get more fuel efficient, they become a less profitable source of tax : dollars. So what's a city to do? Raising gas taxes is certain political : death. For San Francisco Bay officials, creativity is the key. : The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and Association of Bay Area : Governments are currently examining a plan to tax drivers by the number of : miles driven instead of number of gallons burned. To do that, cars : registered in the area would be fitted with a GPS device to track the number : of miles traveled. : Drivers could be charged less than a penny or as much as a dime per mile. : One estimate puts potential revenue from the system at $15 million a day.
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