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# Taxed By The Mile
- URL: https://www.protein.xyz/taxed-by-the-mile/
- Published: 2005-02-17T15:41:41.000Z
- Updated: 2016-05-24T15:18:13.000Z
- Description: California drivers are accustomed to paying the highest prices at the gasoline pump in the continental United States, but a proposal…
- Author: Protein
- Tags: Seeds, #protein, #Import 2024-06-11 13:21

California drivers are accustomed to paying the highest prices at the gasoline pump in the continental United States, but a proposal that their cars be outfitted with transponders to collect state taxes by the mile has stirred deep-rooted privacy fears. The policy idea is a response to the growing popularity of gas-electric hybrid cars and concern that as more fuel-efficient vehicles clog the California's highways, a tax on gasoline consumption will no longer be the best way to finance road maintenance. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week nominated Joan Borucki, a proponent of taxing motorists for every mile they drive, to a key position overseeing the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. A similar proposal is due to be tested in Oregon next year, but critics in California are already lining up." [More here ...](http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6529501/?ref=protein.xyz)