I've heard about the tax by the mile plan.
Oregon started messing with this idea in 2001 and ran a pilot program in 06 and 07 -
here is a run down of that test. And yeah....I hate it, too. Driving is like smoking - taxing a behavior will slow down that behavior, and if the taxes are high enough, the behavior eventually will stop all together. Then the government complains that they don't get the money they used to get from the behavior they taxed out of existance and begin taxing other behaviors. SUCKS.
Two year log of internet usage? Commie pigs. Next the House will want to limit free speech on radio....oh, wait.....
Surveillance cameras on every corner, though, doesn't bother me. One has no reasonable expectation of privacy in a public place.