LaHood says,
“We should look at the vehicular miles program where people
are actually clocked on the number of miles that they traveled. What I see this
administration doing is this: thinking outside the box on how we fund our
infrastructure in America.”
Apparently, due to smaller and more fuel efficient cars, and the fact that
people are driving less, the Fed isn’t collecting as much gas tax. So this plan
is supposed to increase Federal gas tax revenue by installing GPS devices on
every vehicle, so the government can track the number of miles you drive and
then tax you accordingly.
The liberals demand that we all do our part to conserve energy. They
demonize SUV’s and other larger vehicles and attempt to make anyone who drives
one feel guilty about it. They accuse people of having too large of a “carbon
footprint”. They tell you that you are killing our planet by driving a Hummer.
And hybrid cars are encouraged. Then when we actually start doing what they
insist we do, and we start cutting into their tax revenue, they need to revamp
the method of taxation.
So now they want to tax us on each mile that we travel, rather than on each
gallon of fuel. This way, they can punish us for conserving fuel.
This seems incredibly convenient to me. They created a problem (Global
Warming). Then they offer a solution (Conserve energy). Then the solution
causes a problem (Decreased tax revenue). They offer another solution (Track
and tax by the mile). Here’s the convenient part: Once they have this in
place, they can then track, in real time, every driver in America. They will
know where you go, when you go, how fast you go and how often. They will be one
step closer to knowing every move you make.
What’s next? Telescreens? Thought Police? Oh wait, we already have Thought
Police, except we call them University Professors. This makes me wonder about
the digital conversion. Is that just the first step to converting our
televisions into telescreens?
For those of you who have never read George Orwell’s “1984”, I highly
recommend it. It is the story of a man who lives in a nation called Oceana,
which is lead by one man, known as Big Brother. In this country, every room in
every building has “telescreens”, which are two way televisions (that can’t be
turned off), so the government can monitor your every move. Citizens of Oceana,
are not allowed to think badly towards Big Brother, Thought Police make sure
that anyone who does is…well, read the book.
For those of you who have read it: Welcome to Oceana fellow proles, break
out the Victory Gin, we’re going to need it.
My question is, Will “Big Brother” suffice, or will our new messiah want to
be called “Big Brother Barack”? Should we chant “BB” or “BBB”?
Contact your elected officials, let them know what you think of this
Orwellian tax plan. Be sure to let Obama know as well.
https://writerep.house.gov/writerep/welcome.shtml
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
http://www.house.gov/
http://www.usa.gov/Contact/Elected.shtml