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Gambit · 01-03-2003, 06:38 PM

Looks like another reason for Gryph and Stang to be glad they don't live a little farther south...

http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/20...0102017979.htm

Ghryphen · 01-04-2003, 12:17 AM

lol I'll have to send it to my Dad.

The tax would first have to pay for the GPS implementation and servicing before the roads heh

Spinning Hat · 01-04-2003, 02:56 PM

They were trying this in MN a while back, before 9/11, and it failed miserably. But then again, we have Pretty High income taxes, and high Gas taxes, (Almost 45 cents a gallon) and we have a 6.5% sales tax to boot. But the mileage plan would have irradicated the gas tax. I personally, don't want or need my whereabouts broadcasted to the state. Ig they need to find me, they can do it the old fashioned way.

Stang · 01-06-2003, 05:04 PM

Exactly

I dont see how they could do this either. They are just looking for new ways to get money out of us.

Walks on Clouds · 01-07-2003, 01:12 AM

In Sweden we pay nearly $4.5 for a gallon of gas, of which I believe the major part to be tax. Eat that!

Spinning Hat · 01-07-2003, 04:20 AM

That's like buying a gallon of milk over here in some places....

Ghryphen · 01-07-2003, 08:47 AM

Damn $90 to fill the tank? Jeez I fill the tank every 3-4 days for $20, I'd go broke.

Walks on Clouds · 01-08-2003, 12:21 PM

Well, I think it's more like $50-60 for a full tank. At least in any car I've ever driven. Don't know if I've miscalculated something along the way. It's just about a dollar a litre, anyway. We use the metric system in Sweden, as you may or may not be aware of.

Ghryphen · 01-08-2003, 02:21 PM

1 gallon = 3.785 liters

US $ 1.75 for 1 gallon of gas.

http://www.convert-me.com is a good site, no its not a religious site

Walks on Clouds · 01-09-2003, 03:32 AM

Then it 'd be more like USD 3.5 a gallon, right? We pay 9.5 SEK for a litre of gas and 9.8 SEK for 1 USD. Bah! Who cares anyway. It's damn expensive, that's my point...

Spinning Hat · 01-09-2003, 04:57 AM

And THAT is the reason you europeans have such good rail systems... Fewer roads means more room for all them people.

Walks on Clouds · 01-09-2003, 06:34 AM

Yeah, but do you know what? The company that trafficks the railways, Statens Järnvägar, formerly a Government company, went at a loss last year in the billion SEK weight-class. So, now there's no knowing what 'll happen. They have started charging inhumane amounts of money for their tickets, as if that'd help them...

Gambit · 01-09-2003, 08:11 AM

I was thinking about starting in on the capitalist/socialist debates here, then decided I didn't feel like it...

XMEN Ashaman DTM · 01-09-2003, 08:13 AM

Sounds like the movie theaters here in the states.

We did have a pretty good public transportation system here in Washington State (well in the Puget Sound area anyways). But some idiot named Tim Eyman decided it would be nice to put forth some initiatives that took huge chunks out of the state budget. Now the state is in serious debt, and the damn road construction projects planned are all cancelled or seriously cut back. People around here want to whine and complain, but not fork over the money to fix the problem. It's like they want things done for them... lazy %$#@'s!

We really only have two major freeways around here, and both get insane amounts of traffic each morning and afternoon. Think of moving 2 million people in a couple of hours, and they all have to have their own cars and drive to the opposite end of the Sound. I really didn't mind the bus... except that it took longer and I had to wait on someone else to pick me up and be on time.

STUWEY · 01-09-2003, 08:46 AM

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01-03-2003, 06:38 PM	#1
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	Oregon Looks like another reason for Gryph and Stang to be glad they don't live a little farther south... http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/20...0102017979.htm __________________ XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained. -The Tao of Programming

01-04-2003, 12:17 AM	#2
Ghryphen THZ Founder Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,927	lol I'll have to send it to my Dad. The tax would first have to pay for the GPS implementation and servicing before the roads heh __________________ The Hounds of Zeus \| Allied Tribal Forces

01-04-2003, 02:56 PM	#3
Spinning Hat Toupee Cover Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Coon Rapids, MN USA Age: 44 Posts: 755	They were trying this in MN a while back, before 9/11, and it failed miserably. But then again, we have Pretty High income taxes, and high Gas taxes, (Almost 45 cents a gallon) and we have a 6.5% sales tax to boot. But the mileage plan would have irradicated the gas tax. I personally, don't want or need my whereabouts broadcasted to the state. Ig they need to find me, they can do it the old fashioned way. __________________ Never, Never, Never Quit -Winston Churchill

01-06-2003, 05:04 PM	#4
Stang Team Captain Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Everett, WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,859 Xbox Leaderboard: 1^st	Exactly I dont see how they could do this either. They are just looking for new ways to get money out of us. __________________

01-07-2003, 01:12 AM	#5
Walks on Clouds Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 346	In Sweden we pay nearly $4.5 for a gallon of gas, of which I believe the major part to be tax. Eat that! __________________ /Walks on Clouds - Pappy Huppy

01-07-2003, 04:20 AM	#6
Spinning Hat Toupee Cover Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Coon Rapids, MN USA Age: 44 Posts: 755	That's like buying a gallon of milk over here in some places.... __________________ Never, Never, Never Quit -Winston Churchill

01-07-2003, 08:47 AM	#7
Ghryphen THZ Founder Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,927	Damn $90 to fill the tank? Jeez I fill the tank every 3-4 days for $20, I'd go broke. __________________ The Hounds of Zeus \| Allied Tribal Forces

01-08-2003, 12:21 PM	#8
Walks on Clouds Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 346	Well, I think it's more like $50-60 for a full tank. At least in any car I've ever driven. Don't know if I've miscalculated something along the way. It's just about a dollar a litre, anyway. We use the metric system in Sweden, as you may or may not be aware of. __________________ /Walks on Clouds - Pappy Huppy

01-08-2003, 02:21 PM	#9
Ghryphen THZ Founder Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: WA, USA Age: 50 Posts: 3,927	1 gallon = 3.785 liters US $ 1.75 for 1 gallon of gas. http://www.convert-me.com is a good site, no its not a religious site __________________ The Hounds of Zeus \| Allied Tribal Forces

01-09-2003, 03:32 AM	#10
Walks on Clouds Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 346	Then it 'd be more like USD 3.5 a gallon, right? We pay 9.5 SEK for a litre of gas and 9.8 SEK for 1 USD. Bah! Who cares anyway. It's damn expensive, that's my point... __________________ /Walks on Clouds - Pappy Huppy

01-09-2003, 04:57 AM	#11
Spinning Hat Toupee Cover Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Coon Rapids, MN USA Age: 44 Posts: 755	And THAT is the reason you europeans have such good rail systems... Fewer roads means more room for all them people. __________________ Never, Never, Never Quit -Winston Churchill

01-09-2003, 06:34 AM	#12
Walks on Clouds Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Age: 44 Posts: 346	Yeah, but do you know what? The company that trafficks the railways, Statens Järnvägar, formerly a Government company, went at a loss last year in the billion SEK weight-class. So, now there's no knowing what 'll happen. They have started charging inhumane amounts of money for their tickets, as if that'd help them... __________________ /Walks on Clouds - Pappy Huppy

01-09-2003, 08:11 AM	#13
Gambit Forum wh0re Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DFW area, TX Posts: 744	I was thinking about starting in on the capitalist/socialist debates here, then decided I didn't feel like it... __________________ XMEN member Card-carrying DTM OKL Fish-napper Though a program be but three lines long, someday it will have to be maintained. -The Tao of Programming

01-09-2003, 08:13 AM	#14
XMEN Ashaman DTM Forum wh0re Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Age: 46 Posts: 965	Sounds like the movie theaters here in the states. We did have a pretty good public transportation system here in Washington State (well in the Puget Sound area anyways). But some idiot named Tim Eyman decided it would be nice to put forth some initiatives that took huge chunks out of the state budget. Now the state is in serious debt, and the damn road construction projects planned are all cancelled or seriously cut back. People around here want to whine and complain, but not fork over the money to fix the problem. It's like they want things done for them... lazy %$#@'s! We really only have two major freeways around here, and both get insane amounts of traffic each morning and afternoon. Think of moving 2 million people in a couple of hours, and they all have to have their own cars and drive to the opposite end of the Sound. I really didn't mind the bus... except that it took longer and I had to wait on someone else to pick me up and be on time.

01-09-2003, 08:46 AM	#15
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