thereisnospoon
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- Apr 11, 2010
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It's ON Star....And it only works where there is cell phone coverage. It is not GPS based.The GPS is dead on arrival as far as I am concerned. I will never allow the government to place a gps in my truck.
The process would start with a government mandate that by a certain year all US bound and built vehicles MUST be equipped with a GPS chip. Now of course the additional cost would be passed along to the consumer. And I would also imagine that very harsh criminal penalties would be attached to the law, for anyone who was thinking of not letting the government track their every move.
This is coming...IN my estimation anyway. Why? Look to two weeks ago when Obama announced his goal of 56 mpg fleet wide for US Autos. That's 80% higher than now.
SO with us using 80% less fuel(Theoretically) the federal and state government lose a WHOLE BIG BUNCH of tax revenue. That loss must be made up some how. SO the next step is a mileage or a movement tax. The only way to do this would be for the government to track our movements.
Now of course the govt dunderheads will try to convince us that this thing will simply measure miles traveled. And no one will actually know where we've been. But I call bullshit on that. The feds mandated GPS tracking in our cell phones. So anyone at any time can see where we are within a few hundred feet.
These fucks up in Washington fear us. The only way for politicians to be able to operate in their own interests is to be able to control the population.
What do you think North star is? I'll never have a truck with it installed I'll buy an old truck if my truck I have now breaks down. Hell I'll start driving the tractor if I have too. I'll make my own road throgh the woods if needs be.