Are you ready, South Florida drivers, to be taxed on the amount of miles you drive? What if it means a lower price at the pump?
Research is currently being conducted in the South Florida area, as well as a few other locations across the nation, on converting the gas tax into a tax on mileage driven. Volunteers have been selected to put a small device into their car to monitor how many miles they drive each day. The device will work somewhat like a cell phone or Sunpass device to calculate mileage. The main purpose of the study is to calculate the difference between what the driver would pay in tax on gas, versus how much they would pay per mileage driven. One of the main reasons for such a switch can be contributed to more fuel-efficient vehicles on the road. Revenue received from drivers by the fuel tax was reduced by $70 million dollars from 2007 to 2008.
But maybe the decrease in revenue from the gas tax was due to the fact that no one could afford to drive from 2007 to 2008 because the price of gas was nearly $5 per gallon in some places…Would you like your driving to be monitored by the government? Or would you prefer an increase on the tax on gas? Tough choice. How would any of these changes affect your South Florida commute?
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