Politics & Government
MacDonald: Massachusetts Pretends It’s About The Environment
Massachusetts just had another shot heard round the world, but this time it is not in pursuit of liberty but its opposite.
Massachusetts just had another shot heard round the world.
It’s in all the “papers,” but this time it is not in pursuit of liberty but its opposite. The Bay State just advanced a piece of legislation that would “limit” the number of miles you can drive your car, truck, SUV, etc., each year.
"An Act Aligning the Commonwealth’s Transportation Plan with its Mandates and Goals for Reducing Emissions and Vehicle Miles Traveled (S. 2246) was filed by state Sen. Cynthia Stone-Creem (D-Norfolk & Middlesex) and is based on existing laws and regulations in Colorado and Minnesota, and is meant to bring Massachusetts in line with its climate mandates.
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“The bill would also require MassDOT to set goals for reducing the number of statewide driving miles, which would be considered when EEA sets greenhouse gas emissions limits and sublimits,” a summary of the legislation says."
Limit has to mean, fine you for driving too much.
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No one has a clue what the number is, how it will be implemented, enforced, or how fines will be levied and collected for scofflaws, but they’ll have a plan to work it out. The state will establish a travel reduction goal. A target of estimated total miles travelled, if I had to guess. A five-year plan. I’m not kidding. It is set for every five years.
