B Hussein Obama wants to tax cars by the mile

First we're not paying enough for gas....remember the then junior Senator from Illinois saying he had no problem with gas being 4 bucks a gallon just that it went up too fast.  And his Nobel Prize winning (aka official moron) Secretary of Energy saying we should pay for gas the same price as Europe...somewhere around 10 bucks a gallon.  Now the difference is in Europe most of the cost is taxes and the Feds don't like loosing money like that....if you do cut down your gas usage by driving less or getting more efficient cars they loose fuel taxes, aka their money....you know of course it's not yours.  So the regime has a back up plan 

Obama floats plan to tax cars by the mile - The Hills Floor Action

The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive.

The plan is a part of the administration's "Transportation Opportunities Act," an undated draft of which was obtained this week by Transportation Weekly...

...Among other things, CBO suggested that a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax could be tracked by installing electronic equipment on each car to determine how many miles were driven; payment could take place electronically at filling stations. 

The CBO report was requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND), who has proposed taxing cars by the mile as a way to increase federal highway revenues.

Yo Kenny, how about this.  How about leaches like you not raid the Highway Transportation Trust Fund.  You know, the fund that is filled by federal fuel taxes.  It was set up so that people who drive more use more fuel and pay more taxes...real simple.  Now if can get your paws off the money....no, I don't see that happening.

...The administration seems to be aware of the need to prepare the public for what would likely be a controversial change to the way highway funds are collected. For example, the office is called on to serve a public relations function, as the draft says it should "increase public awareness regarding the need for an alternative funding source for surface transportation programs and provide information on possible approaches."

The draft bill says the "study framework" for the project and a public awareness communications plan should be established within two years of creating the office, and that field tests should begin within four years.

OK I would have to pay for a propaganda department is explain to me I need to have federal buerocrats tracks where and how far I drive so I can pay more money into a Highway Trust Fund that will be simply have the money transferred to e general fund and in anfew years I will be told I need to pay more taxes because we need to work on the roads

The office would be required to consider four factors in field trials: the capability of states to enforce payment, the reliability of technology, administrative costs, and "user acceptance." The draft does not specify where field trials should begin.

The new office would be funded a total of $200 million through FY 2017 for the project.

Is there any question that leftists are the enemy of poorer people In this country.  Isn't the lower and middles classes that spend a greater share of their money on fuel which also drives the cost of everything, especially food.  Smoking is a bad habit of poorer people....why are they taxing it over and over again.  Now in addition to the normal fuel taxes they expect us to pay on top of that again with mileage taxes.  How the he'll did we ever get this screwed....please ND vote this idiot out.