Following up on the "Left Behind Is Evil" post, one of the central tenets of Left-Behind-type theologies is that the Antichrist will force everyone to wear some kind of "Mark of the Beast" without which no one can do ANY business. (This is why Social Security numbers and a national ID face so much opposition in the USA.) Well, it appears we are heading down that road again with a new "Tax By the Mile" system being floated in the Western states.
The problem? So many people are now driving fuel-efficient cars, that the gas taxes used to maintain roads are falling precipitously. The solution (according to some) is to install GPS units into every car to track exactly how far they go, and have the computer in the gas pump charge for every mile driven. This also means that Law Enforcement and frivolous lawyers will be able to subpeona your GPS records (as has happened with a few OnStar clients) and invade your privacy at any time.
Am I the only one who sees a much lower-tech and simpler solution? TOLLS. New Jersey is the most congested state in the nation, and they pay for all of their interstate roads with tolls. And with EZPASS, there need not even be a slow-down to collect the tolls. C'Mon, Left-Coast nuts. Go with the less-intrusive solution!
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