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FTC plans to monitor blogs for claims, payments
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Two speakers of house gone for criminal and ethical reasons. The legislative body of the NC government, has, well, a less then stellar record when it comes to ethics. Anything these clowns do is not surprising these days..

The NC legislature is now considering, or will pass in the future a mileage tax on cars. How will that come about you might ask?

You will charged for ever mile you drive. Something like a quarter cent. If you go over a certain amount of miles, say 3000, you will be charged a higher amount. I think – a full penny.

First, they will collect the mileage funds when you go through inspection, or when you get your registration renewed.

Then, if things go well, then they might put a state mandated GPS in your car to record your mileage and then send you a bill at the end of the year.

I think they tried this as a pilot program in Oregon. Dont’ know if it is a permanent thing or not. See here..

FOXNews.com – Oregon Exploring Mileage Tax Instead of Gasoline …

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,475507,00.html

And here..

Oregon mileage tax program
shows how to do it right!

http://www.autobloggreen.com/2009/04/06/oregon-mileage-tax-program-shows-how-to-do-it-right/

And of course, NC is considering it…

Vehicle Mileage Tax Proposal: What Does It Mean? – WGHP

http://www.myfox8.com/news/roadrules/wghp-road-rules-vmt-tax-090310,0,3460964.story

Also, I don’t think that they will never replace the gas tax with the mileage tax in NC, which is already one of highest in the country.

They will keep both. I just don’t think Democrats – who control the NC legislature – will want to do it in 09. The economic downturn probably has them a little leary of “springing” a new tax on the population.

NC is getting like my old homestead of New Jersey. Deep in debt and trying to find new ways to soak the tax payer. Looks like it might be time to move to “middle Tennessee”..

I just never been able to wrap my head around why – in either here in NC, or NJ, why people vote for the same party every time?

Like Einstein said” “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”..

You would think that since the Democrats have run both NC and NJ forever why not give the Repub’s a try? Just once..

I am not for party politics, but hey, what have you got to loose? You are already taxed and spent to the hilt anyway. Why not take a shot with a Republican legislature and Governor at the helm?

It just seems to be the same story, over and over. Governments spend, people get taxed, then they put the same people in charge when they go to the voting booth..

It will probably be the same come the Mid Term federal congressional elections in 2010. Some really incompetent politicians will be sent back to Washington. We are in a world of political hurt, no matter what state you live in..

Where is that change I can believe in? (LOL)..

Robert C – The Wholesale Products Guy

Moving is only a short term solution, because if this happens in one state, it will soon be a few states, and then a few more, and before you know it all the states.

Did you ever start that blog on politics?