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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>Here is a link describing the basic motor vehicle tax-by-mile concept.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/20/driving.tax/"><FONT face=verdana,geneva color=#800080>http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/02/20/driving.tax/</FONT></A></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>It seems to suggest that the federal government has ruled out the idea for the time being, although some states are interested in pursuing it.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Apparently Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood floated the idea, which has sparked a bit of controversy over the intrusion into privacy of drivers.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The article does mention that congestion pricing is planned for inclusion in the mileage tax system.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Congestion pricing is already a part of the <U>High Occupancy Vehicle</U> lanes that are being built on a widespread basis today.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>This tax-by-mile system of course is just the basic kernel of the full-blown control overlay system that I believe will eventually come to fruition.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>As evidence of my prediction of this, the article does mention that countries such as Germany and the Netherlands are exploring the application of emerging technologies that will be able to monitor fuel consumption, the type of vehicle, and level of emissions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It says that these technologies are not quite ripe for U.S. application, but are maturing rapidly.</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face=verdana,geneva>Meanwhile, the basic technology seems to be developing mainly for commercial vehicle applications in the U.S. for the purpose of fuel consumption management, driver logging, driver performance, etc.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Here is a link to that application:</FONT></P><FONT face=verdana,geneva> <o:p></o:p></FONT> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><A href="http://www.guardmagic.com/index.html"><FONT face=verdana,geneva color=#800080>http://www.guardmagic.com/index.html</FONT></A></P> <P mce_keep="true"> </P>
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