[Spridgets] Big Brother is on the way...

[John Leier]

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 at gmail.com>
To: <kk7ss at verizon.net>
Cc: "spridgets" <spridgets at 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