Read your electric bill. There's a line that says "Tax".... You'll start
seeing quarter slots on outdoor sockets everywhere.... Just like the
little electric air pump machines at the convenience stores... Oh. And
the price of using anything that requires electricity will go up too.
Cheers!!
Jim
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 3:24 AM, John Leier <john.leier@leier.org> wrote:
> Don't mistake me for a supporter of tracking hardware in private cars, but
> the fuel tax probably is a dead-end idea. How do you collect fuel taxes
> when you just plug your car into a charger at home and don't use refueling
> stations?
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Johnson" <bmwwxman@gmail.com>
> To: <kk7ss@verizon.net>
> Cc: "spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 9:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Big Brother is on the way...
>
>
> Won't work. How they gonna keep track of it in a way that ingenious home
>> mechanics can't beat? Even if they tried to do it with computer chips
>> they'd be hacked within an hour or two! Fuel tax is the only thing that
>> makes sense and the vehicle owner can't cheat on.
>>
>> Cheers!!
>> Jim
>>
>
>
--
Cheers!!
Jim
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough
to take everything you have." - Thomas Jefferson
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