Is the US headed towards a socialist government?

[Jester]

I see things happening around me that bother me, so I voice my opinion about them on these forums, but apparently (and thankfully), I am not the only one whom is bothered.

Here is another one for you. This little piece says that taxing people for the miles they drive instead of a flat tax on gas will help pay for bridges and roads and is inevitable. Here is a quote I found very interesting:
If Congress has indeed been toying with this idea for awhile, and it is "inevitable", then this is just another step toward what I've been talking about since the creation of this topic: Control. That is the real issue here, not neccessarily Republic vs Socialism, but who controls your life and how you live it. Do you really want a GPS notifying Congress where you are and have been at all times?

Now that is a stupid tax.

If I idle my Hummer in traffic for 2 hours, contributing to congestion and getting absolutely nowhere, I get charged ... nothing.

This does not make any sense to me, unless they want to encourage people to drive in high-congestion areas, which is about the most perverse incentive I can think of.

And that's even before getting into the issues of why the government needs to know where you're going at all times.

-Jester