Netherlands Enters Tax By The Mile Trail - How Long Until Obama Wants To Try This One?

As Sander Van Dedem recalled watching the charges tick up every 10 seconds on the dashboard meter on the way to the airport, he resolved to try public transportation next time.  “Looking at the money makes you realize that a car isn’t always a good idea,” said Mr. Van Dedem, a commercial sales manager for IBM here.

But his pricey ride was not in a taxi. He was driving his own Volvo XC60.

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TauronB2G - 8/17/2011 1:57:35 PM

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Why does this have anything to do with Obama? This is a car site...leave it that way.
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g2ok - 8/17/2011 2:12:15 PM

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This is just plain evil. Should never be exported to the USA.
I'm not buying any Dutch products if they pull this crap.

Joe_Limon - 8/17/2011 2:44:29 PM

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This is dumb, people already pay way too much to drive. Lets count the ways that it costs to drive.
1. Gas (both cost of fuel, and the taxes placed on it already)
2. Tyres
3. Oil changes (and other regularly scheduled services)
4. Insurance
5. Registration
6. Toll booths
7. Parking Meters/Lots
8. Repair Costs
9. Initial Vehicle Purchase Price
10. Car washes (granted this is the only one in this list that isn't required)

Joe_Limon - 8/18/2011 10:15:52 AM

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According to the original article, it has features where it adjusts the rate based on highway/city/freeway parking lot driving and the vehicle fuel economy/emissions rating.

bfghemicuda - 8/17/2011 4:33:22 PM

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Obama has already tried and it did not go over well. Plus, He won't be around long enough to shove this into law like everything else he has done.