Comments on: Pay By The Miles Driven Instead Of Paying Gas Taxes. http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/ A place to discuss money...for the rest of us. Thu, 24 May 2012 01:22:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: I Want Expensive Gas! | Money And Investinghttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-25224 I Want Expensive Gas! | Money And Investing Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:23:29 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-25224 [...] My Two Dollars [...] [...] My Two Dollars [...]

]]> By: Free Efiling and a Frugal Christmas at the Carnivals | My Dollar Planhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-24017 Free Efiling and a Frugal Christmas at the Carnivals | My Dollar Plan Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:24:10 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-24017 [...] My Two Dollars presents pay the miles driven instead of gas taxes. [...] [...] My Two Dollars presents pay the miles driven instead of gas taxes. [...]

]]> By: Amanda (Me vs Debt)http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23967 Amanda (Me vs Debt) Tue, 18 Dec 2007 13:12:20 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23967 Does anyone find this environmentally offensive? Why shouldn't people with gas guzzlers pay more taxes? Does anyone find this environmentally offensive? Why shouldn’t people with gas guzzlers pay more taxes?

]]> By: » Weekly Roundup - Exterior Christmas Lights Edition @ fivecentnickel.comhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23774 » Weekly Roundup - Exterior Christmas Lights Edition @ fivecentnickel.com Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:47:11 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23774 [...] talked about a suggestion to tax drivers based on mileage rather than via a gas tax. I agree that this is a very bad [...] [...] talked about a suggestion to tax drivers based on mileage rather than via a gas tax. I agree that this is a very bad [...]

]]> By: Fredhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23754 Fred Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:28:22 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23754 yes, the arguments proposed are very good. However, there is another advantage to the gps monitoring argument. Ideally, one could allocate road improvement dollars to the areas showing in the gps tracking, and to the routes used. In addition, if a person purchases gas in an area, it is not the same as the area, always, in which they drive. So, if they fill 70 miles out of town but do the majority of their gas guzzling in between the fill area or residence and the town, it would be a way to argue for the improvement of roads and for pollution reduction in the areas not represented by the place in which the person pays the tax when purchased, or by the residence or work place of the person. This could have a huge impact on planning future mass transit offerings, and change the way we perceive vehicle use. In addition, there is data shwoing 60% or more of road and infrastructure damage is from heavy trucks. That issue needs to be balanced as well as the greater congestion resulting from private personal vehicle use. yes, the arguments proposed are very good. However, there is another advantage to the gps monitoring argument. Ideally, one could allocate road improvement dollars to the areas showing in the gps tracking, and to the routes used. In addition, if a person purchases gas in an area, it is not the same as the area, always, in which they drive. So, if they fill 70 miles out of town but do the majority of their gas guzzling in between the fill area or residence and the town, it would be a way to argue for the improvement of roads and for pollution reduction in the areas not represented by the place in which the person pays the tax when purchased, or by the residence or work place of the person. This could have a huge impact on planning future mass transit offerings, and change the way we perceive vehicle use. In addition, there is data shwoing 60% or more of road and infrastructure damage is from heavy trucks. That issue needs to be balanced as well as the greater congestion resulting from private personal vehicle use.

]]> By: I’m A Personal Finance Blog Junkie - Plus A Quick Stroll Through My Blogrollhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23734 I’m A Personal Finance Blog Junkie - Plus A Quick Stroll Through My Blogroll Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:33:27 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23734 [...] My Two Dollars has written a post about the silly pay-per-mile tax. [...] [...] My Two Dollars has written a post about the silly pay-per-mile tax. [...]

]]> By: Anniehttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23725 Annie Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:51:04 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23725 This is an interesting issue... I, too, drive very little, but would HATE to be tracked when I did. This is an interesting issue… I, too, drive very little, but would HATE to be tracked when I did.

]]> By: davidhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23720 david Fri, 07 Dec 2007 16:55:40 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23720 Interesting plonkee, but I still don't think it's fair when people in the US can drive school buses to commute in when other people have little cars. Aren't you guys starting an SUV fee for London? Interesting plonkee, but I still don’t think it’s fair when people in the US can drive school buses to commute in when other people have little cars. Aren’t you guys starting an SUV fee for London?

]]> By: plonkeehttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23716 plonkee Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:09:44 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23716 You can create a system that does this sort of thing without actually tracking where you go. You could, for example, have an onboard unit that calculates the price of your miles and only reports that to the relevant authority. The way to sell it could be to link it to reduced insurance premiums for driving less. A big insurer in the UK (Norwich Union) offers pay as you drive insurance which uses identical technology. I believe that they keep records of where you've driven but we have good data protection laws here and companies (but not nec. the government) are good at complying with them. You can create a system that does this sort of thing without actually tracking where you go. You could, for example, have an onboard unit that calculates the price of your miles and only reports that to the relevant authority.

The way to sell it could be to link it to reduced insurance premiums for driving less. A big insurer in the UK (Norwich Union) offers pay as you drive insurance which uses identical technology. I believe that they keep records of where you’ve driven but we have good data protection laws here and companies (but not nec. the government) are good at complying with them.

]]> By: Two Pennies Earnedhttp://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23706 Two Pennies Earned Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:06:19 +0000 http://www.mytwodollars.com/2007/12/06/pay-by-the-miles-driven-instead-of-paying-gas-taxes/#comment-23706 The GPS idea is absurd. Haven't they read 1984? And as FinanceAndFat wisely pointed out, if the government is hurting for money, the last thing they would need to be doing is spending money on GPS systems. The GPS idea is absurd. Haven’t they read 1984? And as FinanceAndFat wisely pointed out, if the government is hurting for money, the last thing they would need to be doing is spending money on GPS systems.

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