[AT] Diesel tax

[Louis]

I think this a state by state thing.  I know in Ohio, they still have check
points sometimes for drunk drivers.

I remember when they first started to dye fuel.  In Ohio they (law
enforcement) would go to where farm auctions were going on.  They would
check all the diesel trucks parked along the road for dyed fuel. 

Lou

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Isn't there some kind of law that Police are not allowed to stop vehicles
unless they observe a law being broken or have reasonable cause? With maybe
the exception of border inspection and weigh stations? I'm not advocating
violation
of the laws but ...............!   I seem to recall that there has been some
court case rulings about this kind of thing that has put a halt to stopping
and inspecting ALL cars on the road to check for drunk drivers. I'm not sure
where the line needs to drawn. Maybe it is a state by state issue. But
somewhere along the way it turns into harassment. 


Dean Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA

If global warming gets any worse we will all freeze to death!



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Yesterday in Minnesota I saw the DOT stopping ALL diesel powered 
licensed vehicles and checking for dyed fuel.  Sign of the times.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

Len Rugen wrote:
> I stopped to get dyed fuel last night and noticed that the price was
> only a few cents less than clear fuel.  In Missouri, road fuel is taxed 
> at 17 cents per gallon but there is no sales tax.  Off road fuel doesn't 
> pay the 17 cents, but pays sales tax.  Of course, as fuel prices go up, 
> so does the sales tax per gallon. 
> 
> My point, it's soon going to be break even to get clear fuel, which I
> can get 10 miles closer to home.  If prices go up much more, clear fuel 
> will be cheaper than dyed fuel.  
> 
> This isn't to provoke another "my fuel price is" exchange, just be 
> aware
> that the percentage based tax may soon exceed a flat per gallon tax, at 
> least in my state of  Missery.....
> 
> I still wouldn't pull a chisel plow for 3 hours for $40 like my 
> tractor
> does  :-)
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