California Democrats Want To Tax Drivers By The Mile

The Looney Left Report

President Ronald Reagan used to joke that Democrats "never met a tax they didn't like or didn't hike."

As California has become a one-party state not too different from the communist regimes of yore (we now call it the "People's Republic of California") we are seeing more and more the truth in Reagan's quip.

CBS Los Angeles posted a story on a new wacko Democrat tax scheme:

BUENA PARK (CBSLA.com) — The California Legislature is looking at a voluntary program that would tax motorists for every mile they drive. 

KCAL9’s Bobby Kaple reports that Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, introduced a bill to test out the vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax because the state’s gas tax was no longer bringing in the revenue it used to due to people driving more fuel efficient vehicles. 

The program is modeled after ones in Oregon and Washington.

Naturally, the wacko California Democrat socialists would look to Oregon and Washington. Those states, too, are experimenting with left-wing Marxist laws and regulations and are controlled by Democrats. Seattle is hoping to pass a law mandating a minimum wage of $15.00 per hour. A mass exodus of jobs out of that state will be the result of that if it passes.

Voluntary? Just how long do you think a so-called "voluntary" program will stay "voluntary" before it becomes mandatory?

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