Brian-
Interesting stuff.  I have NO desire for the government to know more about
my personal life than they already do, but at the same time, I have nothing
to hide.  With that point aside, I think there are some issues that I didn't
see discussed in the articles you posted.

My immediate thought was assuming all cars are outfitted with the necessary
GPS units, road use rates could be set up for each specific road.  For
example, if I drive the same stretch of road to work everday, by myself,
that happens to follow the same path as some sort of mass transit (bus line,
light rail, train, etc.) then the rate for that road should be far higher
than a stretch of highway in the middle of nowhere.  Mass transit use would
rise considerably and/or car pooling might finally become the reality that
it should have decades ago.  But, those of us that use the highways for
cross country trips and to remote places, the cost wouldn't be a constraint
because of the lower use tax.

Jsut a thought and immediate reaction, I probably overlooked something very
obvious with this thought!

Jeff

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Brian T." <nobleman36@YAHOO.COM>

I don't like to play politics, however this could
adversely impact our choice to drive these aging
German boxcars we love so much.

http://www.caltax.org/member/digest/apr2001/apr01-07.htm

http://www.odot.state.or.us/ruftf/pdfs/FinalReport2003march/FinalReportAA2003march.pdf

http://prisonplanet.com/articles/july2004/070504mileagetax.htm

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