2475 If You Drive a Car, You Might Soon Be Paying Buttigieg's 'Miles Traveled Tax' (www.westernjournal.com) posted 19 days ago by RedHawk44 19 days ago by RedHawk44 +2477 / -2 398 comments share 398 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (398) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 72 ▼ – MasksAreChildAbuse 72 points 19 days ago +72 / -0 Filing Taxes in the Year 2031: Tax Form 29953: Please indicate miles driven during the 2030 tax year. Me: looks like another big zero for me. IRS: But you have a car, and moved states! Me: thats right. IRS: And your car is registered as a race car in your local racing circuit. Me: so? IRS: And you won some of those races! Me: yeah I dunno, still 0 miles for me! permalink save report block reply ▲ 74 ▼ – TonsOfSalt 74 points 19 days ago +74 / -0 If I drive in a circle, the distance traveled is zero. I owe nothing. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ -1 ▼ – WhereIsMyMind -1 points 19 days ago +5 / -6 IRS: "If you drive a mile in a circle and end up in the exact place you started, you still drove a distance of one mile even if ultimately you're not displaced relative to your starting point." Me: (initiates plan B by throwing it into reverse) permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 8 ▼ – billhound 8 points 19 days ago +9 / -1 Whoosh permalink parent save report block reply
Filing Taxes in the Year 2031:
Tax Form 29953: Please indicate miles driven during the 2030 tax year.
Me: looks like another big zero for me.
IRS: But you have a car, and moved states!
Me: thats right.
IRS: And your car is registered as a race car in your local racing circuit.
Me: so?
IRS: And you won some of those races!
Me: yeah I dunno, still 0 miles for me!
If I drive in a circle, the distance traveled is zero. I owe nothing.
IRS: "If you drive a mile in a circle and end up in the exact place you started, you still drove a distance of one mile even if ultimately you're not displaced relative to your starting point."
Me: (initiates plan B by throwing it into reverse)
Whoosh