NY Post: California drivers are a step closer to paying per mile tax
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-San Diego) warned that AB 1421 could pave the way for intrusive government monitoring, branding it “a tool for future control.”
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| Republican assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo a vocal critic of the proposal. |
"California drivers and Republican legislators are furious over a Democrat-led proposal that could see motorists taxed for each mile they drive.
"With the state staring down a budget deficit in the billions and more Californians switching to electric vehicles, Democratic lawmakers are searching for new ways to shore up declining gas tax revenue.
"Californians pay the second-highest gas price in the nation behind only Hawaii. In January, the average price was $4.23 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association.
"On Thursday, state legislators advanced Democrat Lori Wilson’s bill, AB 1421, which would direct the California Transportation Commission and the state Transportation Agency to continue studying options for a mileage-based tax, rather than implementing one.
"Opponents of the proposal were out in force Saturday, with activists gathering at Cal Expo in Sacramento to collect signatures opposing a raft of new Democratic tax measures, including a potential mileage charge." . . .
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