4 thoughts on “Your Tax Dollars At Work”

  2. If they really cared about CO2 emissions, they would not have flown thousands of delegates from around the world to Copenhagen. They would’ve stayed home and used video-conferencing. Sure, it’s a bit inconvienent with all of the time zones but think of how much CO2 they would’ve saved.

    Now, it’s possible some of the people who attend these conferences actually believe there’s a problem. However, their actions are directly opposed to the actions they want the rest of us to take. That suggests to me that either they believe their actions are somehow different or better than everyone else’s or that they don’t believe any of it except as an excuse for a paid vacation at taxpayers’ expense.

    As the InstaPundit says, “I’ll believe it’s a crisis when the people who are claiming it’s a crisis start acting like it’s a crisis.” He also says, “I don’t want to hear any lectures on my carbon footprint from this crowd.”

  3. I see there’s a link in there to new mileage rules for automobiles in the US.

    The rules will cost consumers an estimated $434 extra per vehicle in the 2012 model year and $926 per vehicle by 2016, the government said. But the heads of the Transportation Department and Environmental Protection Agency said car owners would save more than $3,000 over the lives of their vehicles through better gas mileage.

    Touting the plan, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, “Putting more fuel-efficient cars on the road isn’t just the right thing to do for our environment, it’s also a great way for Americans to save a lot of money at the pump.”

    One of the great evils of the modern federal government, law without legislation. Congress should be required to vote on this now before government can impose such a restriction on US business.

  4. I never would have guessed that anyone from the Obama Administration would have a, “Do as I say, not as I do” attitude. Frankly, I’m shocked!!

    All this stuff about the “new” cars is why I’m looking for an older car to rebuild. If I win the Powerball tonight AND win the Megamillions next Tues, I still wouldn’t buy a new car. For way less than a new car costs, you can restore an older car, and have a better vehicle.

    Anybody got a ’68 Vista Cruiser laying around? How about a ’59 Impala?

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