The problem is, fuel efficient cars weigh less, and therefore do less damage to the road.

That's not always true. There are hybrid SUVs now that weigh more than my all-gas camry, but get the same MPG.

The taxing should be use-based. I'm not saying eliminate gas taxes entirely -- there should also be an incentive to drive a fuel efficient vehicle. But they should be lessened and an alternative taxation method formed like this GPS idea or increased toll roads.

The downside is any state that just raises the gas tax now has an incentive to promote the use of gas hog vehicles, and a dis-incentive to promote more efficient vehicles.

Their idea has merit -- people should be taxed based on how much use they are getting out of the roads, since a lot of the money is used for repairing those roads/infrastructure.

Is it fair to let electric vehicles that pay zero gas tax use the roads?

However, in my opinion, it would be cheaper to build toll stations that can read license plates, and require a credit card on file to charge for toll roads, compared to equipping every vehicle with a gps system.

If someone doesn't have a checking account or credit card for auto-pay, you mail those people a bill every month, with a surcharge to discourage this method. If they don't pay in 30 days, you mail them a fine, same as a red-light ticket does.

The problem is you're creating an incentive for states to promote gas-hog vehicles, which is ummm precisely the opposite of where we need to go.

After all, what kind of car does your mechanic drive? Do you know when your mechanic last did an oil change on their own car?

Hint - the mechanic's car is usually fixed last, if ever.

Care to try and back that statement up?

I happen to work in the automotive repair industry. Good automotive techs know better than most that it's far cheaper to maintain their vehicle than it is to repair damage later.

It's time you came to the realization that taxes are a part of what makes living in this country great.

No, our constitution and enforcement of it through our legal system are what make this country great.

Taxes are just a necessary evil. Switching over to a system like the Fair Tax would at least bring some sanity, and perhaps 'less evil', to the endeavor.

NY should drop their income tax and replace it with a flat sales tax increase.

When you're a member of the federal government in a position to actually push through things into laws, your are specifically the type of person that should NOT just blurt out "all sorts of things," ESPECIALLY after distressing events.

Jesus H. Christ!

The world isn't black and white or good vs. evil. People are often shades in between.

We have 300 million people in America. I'm sorry, but I really can expect our elected officials to be good, completely good, and not "shades in between."

(Really, Ted Stevens may have done some good things, but I hated his guts for the amount of wasteful pork he was responsible for -- that's OUR MONEY he's wasting. FUCK TED STEVENS.)