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Default Denver Collects Fines On Drivers Who Stop At Red Lights

On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 11:15:21 -0500, "
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On Sat, 05 Nov 2011 10:01:26 -0600, Robert Neville wrote:

" wrote:

How would it be collected (with today's infrastructure)? They don't use gas,
so obviously don't pay the gas (road) tax.


It's not that hard - you just build it into the annual
plate/registration/property tax.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...-for-fuel-tax/


Sure, it *can* be done. The point is that it *ISN'T. The gas tax is a very
simple use tax, though. It'll be hard to beat. There would be a revolution
if people were charged thousands of dollars per year to register their cars.
It's not as simple as the leftists propose.



Right now, it is a benefit of going electric, but states are
considering methods of taxation. One method is to report miles every
year. If thee is a state inspection of any sort, that is not hard to
do.