Posted by
ILLPOL on Friday, February 20, 2009 5:22:08 PM
The latest idea from new Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood about having computer chips in cars and charging drivers by the mile should have both red and blue staters up in arms. For the people who are screaming about NSA monitoring of U.S. citzens phone calls this should send up a flare. As a conservative I to do not like government knowing where I am at all times either.
I am also confused by this idea coming from the Obama administartion. To raise more tax dollars it will be nessisary for tax payers to drive more to increase revenue. Yet not six months ago we were told that we drove to much. This will be another tax that hurts business.
Yes our I-pass probably can be tracked as well (which does not please me) but this is big brother to the extreme. Why don't we simply go to one world currency and take the mark right now and get it over with...