[DeTomaso] Federal "Cash for Clunkers" Program

[Mark McWhinney]

It makes you wonder about the world these people live in to be able to come up with these ideas.  Do they lay awake at night coming up with this stuff?  Are drugs involved?

Something must be seriously out of whack if you come up with the idea of taxing cow farts.
http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2008/20081230165231.aspx

I am not sure how such a tax would actually reduce cow farts, but it would raises taxes, which stinks.

I have no doubt that right now someone is sitting in a café sipping organic chai latte thinking of a way to raise taxes to protect seals from the sea ice and polar bear population which has been growing due to the cooling effects of global warming.
http://www.dailytech.com/Article.aspx?newsid=13834




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From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On Behalf Of Rod Kunishige
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 4:45 PM
To: DeTomaso List Forum Posting
Subject: [DeTomaso] Federal "Cash for Clunkers" Program


 
 
I am surprised that Mark's posting did not generate some comment.  
 
California has a history of trying to rid all old cars under its smog laws.  It attempts to do so every year.  This Federal proposal will encourage destroying all older cars through the Federal funding of the effort.  Simply, all of the States including the one our Speaker hails from is in need of money.  And, this is a "freebie".
 
Consider the one that California setup to catch smog cars because it could not fund it in its budget.  Here it said that both Sheriff and Police may setup roadblocks to catch smog violators and that all of the fees generated will go to the roadblock agency.  Prior to this law, only the Highway Patrol may setup roadblocks.  Free money to local law enforcement.
 
My 1989 GMC is on one hit list and requires "test only station" tests every other year.  This adds another $60-75 to the cost over normal test sites.  There is no mention of the years of coverage but I know that Calif. has targeted cars over 10 years old.  Other countries have laws that force destruction of high mileage cars.
 
Watch this one, it may eventually bite us.  I want to keep my old car and I don't trust government to not move from just encouraging action to one of dictating it.  Do you recall the 55 mph max law?
 
Rod Kunishige
 
 
> From: "Mark McWhinney" <msm at portata.com> Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2008 Message: 8Washington lawmakers are drafting a large economic stimulus package to help create jobs and rebuild infrastructure. They want to include a nationwide scrappage program which would give U.S. tax dollars to consumers who turn-in older cars to have them crushed, as a misguided attempt to spur new car sales. The lawmakers need to scrap this idea. The stimulus package is being drafted right now. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) wants to introduce the bill on January 6 and have it approved by Congress by January 20, so that President Obama can sign it into law after he is inaugurated. Contact House Speaker Nancy Pelosi IMMEDIATELY To Oppose Cash for Clunkers!Call: 202/225-0100Click here to send an electronic message: http://speaker.house.gov/contact/.
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