Oregon Governor Proposes Vehicle Mileage Tax 713
tiedyejeremy writes "As covered by the Crosscut Blog, the Governor of Oregon, Ted Kulongoski, is proposing a change in the funding of the Oregonian transportation system that drops gasoline taxes and, by way of GPS tracking, taxes the number of miles driven, to the tune of 1.2 cents per mile. The reason for the proposed change is that lower fuel consumption via fuel efficiency will leave the system underfunded. The concerns involve government tracking of the movements of vehicles within the state, though this has been denied by ODOT official, James Whitty. I'm wondering how this affects people using the Interstate System and private roads, and if the outputs can or will be used by law enforcement to check alibis."
Drive in reverse (Score:3, Funny)
Then they pay you.
Re:Priorities (Score:3, Funny)
Jobs?
Why don't they mandate that you cannot wipe your own ass; only certified and licensed ass wipers can do that job in the Great State of Oregon. How many jobs would that create!
Re:Goddamn arabs storm british embassy (Score:2, Funny)
Oh lookie, a comment from Oregon's Department of Transportation!
Re:Great idea - it can replace the Gas Tax! (Score:1, Funny)
It's kilo, not liter, duh!
Re:Hacking & Scheming FTW! (Score:3, Funny)
Slashdot articles, Jan 2011.
"Today the laptop with the Oregon GPS data was stolen. 177 companies "accidentally" got access to a copy. Now they can give you ads based on where you actually drive because we know the Big Autos need a bailout!"
"Today the Swedish hacker 'Lazor' replaced his GPS with that of a deceased former resident of Taiwan."
"The GPS of the Detroit Police suddenly racked up a lot of miles. Turns out, it was force fed to a migrating bird flying south for the winter."
Re:Define vehicle (Score:3, Funny)
The Beatles nailed it 40 years ago.
50 and 55mph speed limits on the Interstate... (Score:3, Funny)
If you drive in Oregon you're already getting screwed.
They outta tack on a sign below the "Welcome to Oregon" sign that says "License and registration, please."
Re:Taxation without representation (Score:1, Funny)