For some background, read this article from OklahomaVoice.com ('Oklahoma task force recommends implementing per-mile road tax'). ODOT, at the direction of a task force formed by the legislature in 2021, is wanting to charge Oklahomans per mile driven as opposed to by fuel tax at the pump.
This would be a "voluntary program" to start... like every government program ever. Miles would be submitted manually by participants... or via a government tracking device on your vehicle. Nothing could ever go wrong with that, right?
Enter State Rep. Tom Gann, taxpayer defender extraordinaire:
OKLAHOMA CITY (Jan. 9th) – Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, has filed what he called "a pivotal bill aimed at safeguarding Oklahomans' freedom and privacy."
House Bill 2970 comes in response to what Gann termed are growing concerns over the Oklahoma Road User Charge (RUC) Task Force's controversial "Road User Charge" proposal.
Read more »by Muskogee Politico - January 09, 2024 at 10:36AM
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HERO: Rep. Gann files bill to protect Oklahomans from Orwellian tax-by-the-mile plan
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