(12-13-2017 11:32 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(12-13-2017 09:29 PM)solohawks Wrote:  http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12...leage-tax/

How would you enforce and collect on this without literally tracking every mile on every car

Actually, it makes sense, from an economic point of view. Use more roads, pay more of the cost of their upkeep.

When all cars used gasoline, then a gas tax pretty much was used as a proxy. But in an era with electric cars, there are a lot of free riders.

I figured the right wingers would love something that is used to remove a benefit of gas using automobiles.

That's what a toll road is for. Look at Beltway 8 and the Grand Parkway (or State Highway 99) for examples. Lawmakers said they would be toll roads until those particular roads were paid for. Now, in the case of Beltway 8, which I live off of, it's still mostly a toll road. State officials consider it a bit of a cash cow, if you know what I mean. Most local residents, however, (at least people I've talked to, admittedly) would rather it be a free road.

What I'm saying is California needs to be careful. Do they really want to tax its citizens so much that they end up leaving the state in droves altogether?