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Would you be upset to think that when you pulled into a filling station, your vehicle’s electronics\/computer system would be read and downloaded, then sent to the feds where they would track your mileage and tax you on it? \u00a0Obama has this in mind for you, read on and tell me what you think! \u25ac Donna Calvin, The Word Warriorette<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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By Pete Kasperowicz – 05\/05\/11 07:45 AM ET<\/p>\n

The Obama administration has floated a transportation authorization bill that would require the study and implementation of a plan to tax automobile drivers based on how many miles they drive.<\/p>\n

The plan is a part of the administration’s Transportation Opportunities Act, an undated draft of which was obtained this week by Transportation Weekly.<\/p>\n

The White House, however, said the bill is only an early draft that was not formally circulated within the administration.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not an administration proposal,” White House spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said. “This is not a bill supported by the administration. This was an early working draft proposal that was never formally circulated within the administration, does not taken into account the advice of the president\u2019s senior advisers, economic team or Cabinet officials, and does not represent the views of the president.\u201d<\/p>\n

News of the draft follows a March Congressional Budget Office report that supported the idea of taxing drivers based on miles driven.<\/p>\n

Among other things, CBO suggested that a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax could be tracked by installing electronic equipment on each car to determine how many miles were driven; payment could take place electronically at filling stations.<\/p>\n

The CBO report was requested by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.), who has proposed taxing cars by the mile as a way to increase federal highway revenues.<\/p>\n

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