by Rich Sabatini

Created on: February 19, 2009

Ah yes, America- the land of the free; but for how much longer?

Probably not much.

The latest trend is not our friend; it's called the "Vehicle Miles Traveled" program, yet another dreaded government innovation to reach deeper into our pockets, and take away our beloved freedom of cruising down the road, unencumbered by the odometer.

The AP is reporting on a tentative plan- overhaul Massachusett's transportation system by using GPS chips to CHARGE motorists a quarter-cent for every mile behind the wheel. This has drivers a wee bit angered, along with some republican legislators: "It's outrageous, it's kind of Orwellian, Big Brotherish," said Sen. Scott Brown, R-Wrentham, who drafted legislation last week to prohibit the practice

So who is it that keeps on dreaming up these Orwellian measures? Is it some think tank comprised of little cretin-ish, nefarious bureaucrats, hidden away in some esoteric sanctum in Washington? It seems like the ways to separate wealth from Americans who drive cars knows no bounds!

First it was red light cameras; then it was speed cameras. Then it was cameras in school zones; and we have cameras proliferating in construction zones. And now, it's GPS to track one's every mile driven-all for one purpose- fines and taxation!

More money for the government. More money for these bureaucrats to spend wastefully, buying up votes to keep them in power. It's the same thing in a new wrapper-your typical way of sucking money from the from haves, and bestowing the have nots.

Yes, penalize drivers for driving too much; penalize drivers for going too far. Penalize drivers for exceeding the low-ball speed limits by 2 mph. And no way of appeal. You're automatically guilty- pay the fine, or lose your registration to drive your car.

Yes; the land of the freefree to be regulated in every aspect of our lives. The dam of liberty is now broken wide open-highway robbery style.

And at a recent speech in Boulder, Colorado, Barack Obama was proposing "smart electric meters"; more Big Brother in the very place we all live- in our homes! Mr. Obama's proposal would place Smart Meters in homes to supposedly make our energy bills lower, make outages less likely, and make it easier to use clean energy.

May God help the taxpayer! We're now going to be watched while we drive, and measured by how much energy we use at home, all under the guise of saving the environment, conserving energy, and being more responsible citizens.

Even our toilets are under assault. Recently, the National

• 1
• 2
• 3
• Next Page >>