The "saying" needs to be updated ... to "KEEP PORTLAND STUPID!" There's nothing cute or endearing about that, and it's more accurately descriptive of where we really are.

Well, how would you manage the traffic wars? Easy to shoot down ideas, not so easy to come up with some.

But I agree the mileage tax idea is stupid. I'll help shoot it down. *pew pew pew*

oooo, tracking devices in our cars, how splendid!

What most automobile owners don't realize, is that they can register their vehicle in any state or foreign country they wish, and have the privilege by international treaty, to drive it anywhere in the World. In fact some drivers find it worthwhile to inexpensively, form a Delaware, Nevada, or Wyoming, corporation, and sell the car to the company, then register the car in that state. As officer of the corporation, one can either sell the car or the company along with it's assets. An additional benefit to tax savings, is virtual anonymity, if a cop runs a check on the license plate, all they get is the name of the corporation. Corporate officers can be strawmen, employed for a small additional fee to having a third party incorporate on your behalf. It's just like having a ghost profile for trolling the Merc.

This sounds great!

Let's use the $50 million surplus to buy tracking devices that we can use to more effectively implement new taxes and fees. Then we can use the $100 million surplus that brings in to subsidize a bunch of new condo development and some sweet computer models of bridges.

@Jarhead: That's fine. But when they start requiring it for registration, you refuse, your registration expires, and you get pulled over? What then?

In fact you can incorporate in one state, register the car in another, then drive and store it in any state or country you wish. Control of the corporation can be transferred with stock shares.

With that screwed up idea, I think you have the stuff of becoming a city board member.

this I,A asks to be read word for word and like, think about parking. I can't believe the rest of you nerds are seriously answering it and not scything it apart.

But yeah fuck anybody who bends over for this thing, whatever it is. Turn in your tricycle, you are out of the gang.

Every late model car already has GPS and can be remotely commandeered by The Joint Terrorism Task Force, anyway. Then can kill the engine, lock the driver inside, change radio stations, you name it.

This study is just a way to disclose without having to admit that they've had the technology installed for quite some time, because they want to start routinely using it instead of having to keep it secret.

Professor Chaos will lay waste to all those attempting to raise his taxes.

Note: Professor Chaos' pension plan will not pay him $130K/year.