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Dear Governor Schwarzenegger and ARB members,

I have been reading the other comments and have made a few
observations.
1. The majority of the comments are against the proposed rules
because it personally affects them financially. The problem is the
financial impact is much greater to society if nothing is done and
the impact is spread over the masses which does not notice the
damage as it quietly kills.
2. There are heart breaking stories of weak small companies that
will be wiped out by this law. On the other side there are many
untold stories of citizens without health insurance that are being
wiped out by health problems caused by polluted air. 
3. One good argument I read was about maintenance and performance
of the engines. This argument is good for making the polluter pay
the costs for fixing the pollution problem. The way to do that is
to test the trucks and base the operational fee on the pollution
testing results. This is the fairest way to pass the costs on to
those producing the problem. An annual test with random checks to
keep the users honest is the best way. The peoples’ money should
not be used to subsidize any industry by paying to fix their
unintended consequences.
4. The testing program should also be increased because the
incentive by the users to cut corners or out right cheat is too
great.

Breathing clean air must be the first right of all the members of
a free and fair society and burden of this right must be born by
those who pollute the air not the tax payers. Therefore have the
courage to do the right thing for the people you represent.