‘Green’ agenda has ulterior motives
Funding our roads and bridges using current gas taxes is a problem that is only going to increase. However, the two commentaries in last Sunday’s paper were sophomoric, especially the one by Dean Baker. His poorly presented solutions will not work in the real world. He proposes taxing cars on miles driven. “The administration of this tax also should not be a major problem.” Really? “The drivers can be required to have their odometers checked at regular intervals.” Really? Who exactly will be checking and charging for the miles driven? He suggests at annual inspections. How many states actually have car inspections? And, Chattanooga is in the process of eliminating ours.
What happens if you sell your car? Is the dealer going to collect the tax? What about selling it to another individual? What happens if you move out of state? Seems like the country would need a national registration to keep track of each car’s mileage (just another federal bureaucracy).
The underlying current running through his column is to “discourage driving.” That is the bottom line for the green agenda. They want to limit our personal freedoms.
Kris Riefler