Is the US headed towards a socialist government?

[kandrathe]

Yeah that seems really idiotic. Taxing fuel is the best method. Anyway don't worry about the control part. Now with everybody using cell phones the government knows where we are all the time anyway.

Actually coming from fox news I wouldn't be surprised if that article wasn't really telling the truth. I mean nobody in such a position can be that stupid right?

No, it's true that Secretary Ray LaHood called it an idea "we should look at." Here is a CNN Story discussing the issue. The problem with moving people off gasoline (to electric or the mystic force) or reducing the use of petroleum, is they lose their funding (gas tax) for roads. Maybe the government could just implant a GPS tracking device in my butt, then they could tax me for walking between destinations as well.