Swingerhead
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Richmond, VA | Content pages
It drove me nuts back in the 90s when ISPs started doing this crap, and it still does. I dont want DOT controlling what advertizements are on billboards, just take care of the road. Just give me internet and leave it alone. |
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rawwhide
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| said by Swingerhead  :It drove me nuts back in the 90s when ISPs started doing this crap, and it still does. I dont want DOT controlling what advertizements are on billboards, just take care of the road. Just give me internet and leave it alone. At least the Department of Transportation doesn't cap how many miles you drive in a month, unlike some ISP's. 
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Give them time... I think there's a program to start taxing mileage in addition to fuel consumption.
Both the insurance and government want your money.
I suspect a lot of companies want to resell your driving habits as well. |
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RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY
| said by en102 :Give them time... I think there's a program to start taxing mileage in addition to fuel consumption. I have the impression that Trucks ALREADY get charged a Mileage surcharge. As to charging cars based on how far they are driven, I have a memory of reading that some state wants to install black-boxes in cars to measure this so it can be taxed. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA
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| I would suspect California (ugh) if any.
Of course, this will just push for privacy lawsuits.
On the good side - traffic may actually decrease in Calfornia, as many illegal/uninsured/ vehicles may now be off the road.
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bcoleman71
join:2007-09-18
Dallas, TX | It wasn't California. It was in the north east somewhere. I want to say New Jersey but I don't know for sure if that was it... |
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RARPSL
join:1999-12-08
Suffern, NY
| said by bcoleman71 :It wasn't California. It was in the north east somewhere. I want to say New Jersey but I don't know for sure if that was it... I was thinking Oregon or Washington. |
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funchords
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said by RARPSL :As to charging cars based on how far they are driven, I have a memory of reading that some state wants to install black-boxes in cars to measure this so it can be taxed. That would be OREGON. I think it's a virus in the capital building, they clean and they clean and still this stupid suggestion keeps coming back every year or so.
Never going to happen.
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Eat Me
join:2002-09-25
Sussex, NJ
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said by RARPSL :]I have the impression that Trucks ALREADY get charged a Mileage surcharge. Just like commercial internet connections have had bandwidth charges for years now. |
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jjeffeory
join:2002-12-04
USA | reply to rawwhide
Don't give them any ideas! There are already people 'up high' wanting to implement a tax that will basically do just this.... |
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Nightshade
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join:2002-05-26
Salem, OR | reply to funchords
Kinda like the sales tax. |
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