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The article goes on to explain several other *unintended* negative effects of this regulation.
1 posted on 04/13/2012 7:24:01 AM PDT by SumProVita
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To: SumProVita

...which will open the door to a Government program to give them “free” cars, just like they get “free” cell phones


2 posted on 04/13/2012 7:26:10 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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“While you can mandate what automakers must build, you can’t dictate what customers will buy, nor can you dictate if a bank will make a loan,”

Has this guy not been paying attention to the current administration? Can you say 'Obamacare'? How about 'Community Reinvestment Act'?

3 posted on 04/13/2012 7:26:54 AM PDT by rjsimmon (1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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They won’t have to buy them, Obama will give them to them...isn’t that the common belief?


4 posted on 04/13/2012 7:27:29 AM PDT by WKUHilltopper (And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
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....And you can’t dictate what Auto insurers will cover......oh, wait..........


6 posted on 04/13/2012 7:34:35 AM PDT by Red Badger (Think logically. Act normally.................)
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The unintended consequences of the proposed fuel economy increases are clear

"Unintended".... [snork]

7 posted on 04/13/2012 7:40:21 AM PDT by Constitutionalist Conservative (I'm a constitutionalist, not a libertarian. Huge difference.)
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That was the idea. Fewer cars, with the excuse of saving the planet, yields reduced freedom.

The American people have enslaved themselves to control freaks.


10 posted on 04/13/2012 7:51:36 AM PDT by FourPeas ("Maladjusted and wigging out is no way to go through life, son." -hg)
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Good catch on this article. It explains a lot of what I’ve been seeing lately; people are obviously hanging on to their older cars longer and I’m seeing a lot more motorcyclists in the morning/evening commute. There’s been reported a huge shortage of “used” vehicles for sale.

The Dems are quite intent on reducing invdividual mobility and long range mobility. It fits nicely into their Agenda 21 UN plans to trap everyone in the crap cities where people are discouraged from having children and old people are routinely beaten to death for sport as in England. Their vision is the Clockwork Orange type world.


11 posted on 04/13/2012 7:52:36 AM PDT by Rich21IE
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To: SumProVita

Truly an illustration of the Law of Unintended Consequences.
Higher cost, lower safety, more pollution, less mobility, fewer domestic jobs, less comfort, compromised designs.

Personally, I thought he shoulda just mandated 100mpg. It would make for a better talking point and is just as realistic. This green clown and his flying monkeys are pure RED.


12 posted on 04/13/2012 7:56:44 AM PDT by bossmechanic (If all else fails, hit it with a hammer)
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Well, we could make smaller engined, affordable and gas efficient cars like they do in other countries. We traveled around Europe last year and saw many vehicles that never make it to the USA. We rented a small 4cly (5 passenger) and even doing 160kmph on the autobahn, we didn’t need as much gas as we would need here. I was fascinated by the many different makes that were available there.


13 posted on 04/13/2012 8:00:49 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft ( WHO WE ELECT AS PRESIDENT IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS WHO THEY APPOINT.)
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On the demand end of the auto market, it would be unwise for a lower-income person to purchase a new car in the first place. They’re overpriced, almost always require payment plans, cost more for insurance, are more susceptible to theft, and their value declines daily.


17 posted on 04/13/2012 8:10:58 AM PDT by lurk
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When your only goal is to overwhelm the system, it’s all good as long as it is bad.


19 posted on 04/13/2012 8:14:52 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Over half of U.S. murders are of black people, and 90% of them are committed by other black people.)
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Printed money will be lent to people at 0-1% interest to purchase cars. What’s the problem? /s


23 posted on 04/13/2012 8:34:34 AM PDT by mikey_hates_everything
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“While you can mandate what automakers must build...”

Can anyone point to the part of the Constitution that grants Congress the power to legislate what auto manufacturer must build? If you accept that Congress has this power then surely you will accept further degradation of the Constitution.

Who really thinks Obama and his enablers would allow that pesky Constitution to stand in the way of their socialist agenda for America?

28 posted on 04/13/2012 1:44:57 PM PDT by MosesKnows (Love many, Trust few, and always paddle your own canoe)
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“While you can mandate what automakers must build...”

Can anyone point to the part of the Constitution that grants Congress the power to legislate what auto manufacturer must build? If you accept that Congress has this power then surely you will accept further degradation of the Constitution.

Who really thinks Obama and his enablers would allow that pesky Constitution to stand in the way of their socialist agenda for America?

29 posted on 04/13/2012 1:54:22 PM PDT by MosesKnows (Love many, Trust few, and always paddle your own canoe)
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Yuh. More cowards hiding behind the figleaf of "unintended consequences." Nothing these rat bastards do is unintended.
32 posted on 04/13/2012 9:55:17 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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