AP Interview: LaHood eyes taxing miles driven

President Obama's Transportation Secretary has come out with a new idea to replace the gas tax: a tax on the number of miles you drive. While, this may seem like a way to generate revenue to cover what would be achieved through the tax on gas, I see it as having a tremendous start-up cost with the technology that will need to be input into all cars. Yes, it may cut down on driving, thereby reducing our need for gasoline, but I do not think it will have a huge effect on reducing gasoline-powered cars. I think that we would be best served if we encouraged use of solar energy and battery-powered engines through tax cuts or incentives.