Re: 7 cents a mile road tax. Just what we need

[El Castor]

On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:43:39 -0800 (PST), "Capt. Bill"
<bill_c...@ymail.com> wrote:

>On Nov 15, 12:34�pm, El Castor <No_...@Here.Com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:04:02 -0500, Gary <n...@none.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Dutch drivers to pay tax on road time, not on car
>>
>> >AMSTERDAM (AP) - Dutch drivers will pay less to buy a car but will be
>> >charged tax on every mile on the road, a system the government says
>> >will reduce traffic jams, fatal accidents and carbon emissions.
>>
>> >The Cabinet approved a bill Friday calling for drivers of an average
>> >passenger car to pay a base rate of euro0.03 per 1 kilometer (7 US
>> >cents per mile), beginning in 2012. Drivers of heavier, more polluting
>> >vehicles will pay more, and the cost will go up for driving in peak
>> >hours.
>>
>> >GPS will track the time, hour and place each car moves and send the
>> >data to a billing agency.
>>
>> >But the annual road tax and purchase tax for new cars will be
>> >abolished, reducing the price of a new car 25 percent, the Transport
>> >Ministry said.
>>
>> >Nearly 6 out of 10 drivers will benefit under the system, the ministry
>> >said, but government revenue would remain the same. Public
>> >transportation, including taxis, will be exempt.
>>
>> >The ministry calculated that overall traffic will drop about 15
>> >percent, peak-hour congestion will be halved, traffic deaths will fall
>> >7 percent and carbon emissions from road travel will be cut by 10
>> >percent.
>>
>> >The tax will increase every year until 2018 and could be adjusted if
>> >it fails to change traffic patterns.
>>
>> >http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9BV74TO0&show_article=1&catn...
>>
>> This tax is just another manifestation of the valiant struggle
>> liberals are waging against global warming.
>
>
>Science is a liberal conspiracy and it defies Conservative
>commonsense.

Nothing wrong with science. There are plenty of scientists who don't
believe in global warming. The problem is liberals. Listen to this:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1326937617167558947#