Proposed transportation tax might just be more equitable

Reactions have been predictably strong to the following news story, excerpted here from UPI.com:

WASHINGTON, May 5 (UPI) – The Obama administration is considering a plan that would require the study and execution of a plan to tax U.S. drivers based on the amount of miles they drive.

The plan is included in the administration’s Transportation Opportunities Act and follows a Congressional Budget Office report backing the idea of taxing drivers based on miles driven, The Hill reported Thursday.

In its report, the CBO said a vehicle miles-traveled tax could be tracked by installing electronic equi...