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Politics : The Surveillance State
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To: Savant who wrote (301)8/6/2021 1:18:20 PM
From: Glenn Petersen  Read Replies (1) of 617
 
Wow! A bridge too far. Way too far. I would support replacing the gas tax with a VMT, but not one that turbocharged our surveillance state, I would, however, favor Wyden's suggestion.

“It’s concerning to see the advancement of a plan that appears to depend on the government’s mass surveillance of vehicles’ location simply to function,” said Sean Vitka, policy counsel at Demand Progress.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., a well-known critic of surveillance, favors a type of program that may periodically read mileage but wouldn’t track drivers’ locations.

One other off topic thought. A VMT that was simply an add-on to the taxes already paid by the truckers is a non-starter for me. It would place a heavy burden on the independent truckers, who would end eating the additional cost. Trash the gas tax for everyone and replace it with a VMT. Across the board. Include EVs.
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