Dependence on automobiles and other technological innovations always bring in a price to pay.
However, the suggested move can not be faulted.
If people start moving to urban Centers(though this point is not relevant her-I thought I could make a mention of it), who would produce Agricultural Products?
After all you can not eat money.
Story:
Within a few years, a driver who pulls up to the gas pump may pay two bills with a single swipe of the credit card: one for the gas and the other for each mile driven since the last fill-up. ¶ That may be the result of what many transportation experts see as an inevitable revolution in the way Americans pay for their highways. ¶ The flow of the gas tax pipeline that has poured cash into one of the world’s premier highway systems has slowed as some people drive less and others choose more fuel-efficient vehicles. Maintaining that aging network and tackling the rush-hour congestion afflicting most cities will require billions of dollars. As gas tax revenue dwindles, federal and state lawmakers have an option created by innovative new technology: charge the nation’s 201 million drivers for every mile they travel.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/05/AR2010020504790.html
Pay per mile for your own transport.
