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DEBATES * USA - Sens. Boxer and Inhofe reject suggested automated mileage reporting
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line Magazine, by Charlie Morasch -8 May 2008: -- Future highway revenue may be tied closer to per-mile taxes, but the federal government shouldn’t be armed with automated devices showing where truckers and motorists travel, U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer said this week... Committee members estimated a $5 billion shortfall between current transportation requests and projected revenues in 2009, and three panelists suggested everything from fees on bills of lading and added mileage taxes to leveraging privately held assets... Setting up a “Big Brother is watching you” system won’t fly, said Boxer, D-CA... Boxer told the panelists that she and Sen. James Inhofe, R-OK, have voiced opposition to black-box-type devices automatically showing authorities where citizens travel, and suggested a voluntary reporting system...
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