First Name | Robert |
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Last Name | Andrews |
Email Address | 62pluckedchicken@gmail.com |
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Subject | Good Intentions.. short sighted results |
Comment | For a bankrupt state to set aside 30 million dollars, for a non-problem is either grand-standing or ignorance by the bill author. Pre 1976 automobiles account for a small, and ever shrinking, percentage of cars on the road already.. hence not the smog menace that requires 30 million dollars of tax-payer money. the impact of destroying these cars in the name of the environment is... well.. just plain short-sighted... the environmental cost to recover the scrap metal from these cars far out weights anything you may be saving.. their ie the trucking costs to move them to a crushing, smelting location, the cost of melting down and fabrication of the metal to make it useful, and the finally , the energy and environmental cost of making something useful again.. another car?? ever hear of carbon debt? Not to mention what are you going to do with the foam. plastic and vinyl from these cars?? dot the landscape with even more landfills.. or pay another state to pollute their land? Finally the "Let them eat cake" attitude.. somehow you believe you are doing the low-income families a favor, by paying them $1800 for their car, and/or taking all affordable used cars off the market.. that would be all good if new cars cost between $2000 and $4000 by taking all affordable automobiles off the road, you are in effect tell low-income families "you don't deserve a car"... All I can say.. is cleaning up smog is a good cause... but this is the most ill-conceived piece of legislation I've seen in a long time. 30 million dollars, could be better spent elsewhere. |
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted | 2009-06-21 09:14:36 |
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