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To: bentway who wrote (486634)	6/9/2009 5:32:58 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1573558

how would that hurt the auto industry, sounds like it increased sales

To: bentway who wrote (486634)	6/9/2009 5:33:47 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1573558

Cafe standards hurts the auto industry, no one wants those POS death trap cars.

To: bentway who wrote (486634)	6/9/2009 6:45:14 PM
From: combjelly	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1573558

"This was know all through the Bush admin., but they did nothing." Hmm. As a result, the US auto industry came to rely on said vehicles as their cash cow and pushed off development of better technology vehicles which were more efficient. Thus leading to their current sad state...

To: bentway who wrote (486634)	6/10/2009 1:29:23 PM
From: tejek	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1573558

even though he has some minor culpability when it comes to not raising the Cafe standards." I think even worse than this, he allowed the tax exemption for light "trucks" used by small businesses. It may have been well meaning when proposed, but it wasn't long before every slimy lawyer, pencil-necked accountant and sleazebag realtor was buying a Hummer, Suburban, Excursion or Escalade and using the tax break to write off almost the entire cost. Because of the way the law was written, it HAD to be one of these super-size SUV's to qualify. Yes. Good point. I forgot about that.......Bush is more culpable than I first suggested.