Lets see if I understand this. I live in Oregon and I have two vehicles,
one weighs 2,000 LB, the other weighs 3,000 LB. one gets 20 MPG, and the
other gets 35 MPG, doing 60 MPH on the interstate. I pay MORE in gas taxes
for the one than the other, per 100 miles driven, right?

The one that gets 35 MPG has only two seats, the other seats seven. I
have a wife and four children, all of us can NOT travel in the one that gets
20 MPG. If I must take us all, 100 miles away, to my in-laws house. I
need to make five trips in both directions with one, at total of ten trips
and only one each way with the other, for a total of two.

Now my question is, which situation would cause the most damage when I'm on
that trip and should I sell the one that weighs 2,000 LB and gets 20 MPG to
pay the per mile tax and keep the other because I have a wife on four
children or should just keep the one that weighs 2,000 LB and gets 20 MPG
and just leave my wife and kids, as well as Oregon?


"Tim Howard" > wrote in message
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> Oregon looks at taxing mileage instead of gasoline
> By RYAN KOST, Associated Press Writer Ryan Kost, Associated Press Writer –
> Sat Jan 3, 7:38 am ET
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> PORTLAND, Ore. – Oregon is among a growing number of states exploring ways
> to tax drivers based on the number of miles they drive instead of how much
> gas they use, even going so far as to install GPS monitoring devices in
> 300 vehicles. The idea first emerged nearly 10 years ago as Oregon
> lawmakers worried that fuel-efficient cars such as gas-electric hybrids
> could pose a threat to road upkeep, which is paid for largely with
> gasoline taxes.