Those in gov't want to tax you based on how much you drive

By Steve Collier, Colorado Springs

The headline is true, folks ... Rep. James Oberstar, a Democrat from Minnesota, is demanding action to implement a mileage-based taxation on all Americans to shore up the lack of taxation through traditional gas tax because of more hybrid vehicles coming on line and the increase in the price of petrol.

The catch? The government gets to put a GPS monitored microchip in your car and bill you for your road usage. I don't know about you, but Uncle Sam isn't coming anywhere near my Mustang. Maybe if government stopped wasting money on bailing out banks and controlling private enterprise, like General Motors and Chrysler, they could help fund some of our road weariness.

And the best part? The representative from Minn doesn't even want a pilot program to establish a mileage-based tax's feasibility ... he says, and I quote, "Why do we need a pilot program? Why don't we just phase it in?"

He wants this here in two years.

Read for your self here ... if they even go near my car, I'll run 'em down.