LIkewise...

I only remove from from my friends list when I want to add someone. I do wonder what happened to some of those people, though.

And the quote on this page? "Flee at once, all is discovered."

It would be completely hacker-proof. No chance of ever getting a presidential alert that your pants are unzipped.

If one was the President, this could be a lot of fun.

I'm not sure who you are addressing; that was my first post on the subject. The idea is the fairness of the tax - it should apply to every vehicle based on the wear it causes. There are many more cars than trucks, so each should bear a proportionate share.

However, I don't think that increasing the fairness of the tax justifies invasive measures such as GPS tracking.

I didn't believe what you said, so I searched for some facts. From what I see (here), it's actually the fourth power of axle load. It also correlates with speed - slower speeds cause more damage. So this might be the germ of a good idea, though probably hard to enforce and collect fairly.

A gas or diesel tax is relatively simple to measure and collect, and it correlates directly to one quantity that we wish to control - carbon emissions. However, wear and tear on roads is also a measurable expense, and an electric vehicle will cause as much as a gasoline vehicle of the same weight. So I think that there is a role for this sort of tax, if done correctly based on axle loading.

Or, "how can we extract some more money from drivers, without getting pitched out of office due to high gasoline prices?" It's a regressive tax, so it hits the poor and middle-class the hardest. Not to mention that it's essentially a tax on economic activity, which is exactly what we don't need. Yes - stay at home and don't spend money. That'll bring the economy back in no time! </sarcasm>

I am glad to have brightened your day. Best wishes for the coming year. There is joy to be found.

The courage and determination of the people of Japan are an inspiration for the world.