RE: ALERT! California members act before 6-24!

[62pluckedchicken@xxxxxxxxx]

I wrote via the link Gary provided... basically I ignore our own selfish 
reasons for preserving old cars.. there are enough other reasons this is 
ill-conceived legislation

below is what I wrote if you want to add some of my points to your own 
(or not)

Just for a moment let's suspend the arguments that...

For a bankrupt state to set aside 30 million dollars, for a
situation that miniscule in the grand scheme of environmental impact;
Pre 1976 automobiles account for a small, and ever shrinking,
percentage of cars on the road. hence not the smog menace
that requires 30 million dollars of tax-payer money.

We'll even ignore the impact of destroying these cars in the name of the 
environment

the environmental cost to recover the scrap metal from these cars
far out weights anything you may be saving.. their is 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?

So let's pretend for a moment this bill actually does what it is 
intended to do.. with no environmental impact

Let's deal with the "Let them eat cake" attitude.. somehow the bill's 
author believes they are doing the low-income families a favor, by 
paying them $1800 for what is probably their only means of 
transportation, and 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 telling low-income families "you don't deserve a car. when your 
income increases, then you may drive"...

wouldn't $1800 a car be better spent, by paying for the installation of 
PVC valves, tune-ups, exhaust system repair?

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.

spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> Our 62-65 cars are under attack again! Send your comments by e-mail by 
> 12 noon June 24.
> 
> "SEMA is opposing a California Air Resources Board (CARB) proposal to 
> spend roughly $30 million annually for an Enhanced Fleet Modernization 
> Program (EFMP) to augment the State's existing vehicle scrappage 
> program....CARB is specifically targeting for scrappage pre-1976 
> vehicles...." 
> 
> Full details here:
> http://www.semasan.com/main/main.aspx?id=62590
> 
> First California, next: 49 states?
> 
> Thanks,
> GaryH.
> 
> 
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> 
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