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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: California's Per-Mile Tax FIASCO: They'll Track Your Every Move For 2.5¢
Description: California's latest "innovative" taxation scheme is here – a per-mile road charge to replace declining gas tax revenue. Because nothing says progress like tracking every mile you drive while claiming it's for the environment! The state wants to charge 2.8 cents per mile, complete with transponder tracking or odometer photo submissions, all while gas prices remain the nation's highest at 59 cents per gallon. But here's the kicker: this regressive tax will hit working-class families hardest – the same people forced to live hours away from job centers because California's housing costs are insane. They're rushing toward an all-electric future by 2035 (15 million EVs, they...