Comments on: New ‘Obama Cars’ To Cost $1,300 More http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:09:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: MinnesotaRush http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147287 MinnesotaRush Wed, 20 May 2009 18:20:24 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147287 Boy, oh boy! This o-blah-blah guy is just amazing isn't he?!? I'm really delighted that he finally stopped with the community agitating and in-your-face training, left his senate do-nothing positions, and arrived on the presidential scene so he could get to work fixing just .. everything! Good thing he didn't exhaust all his energy on the "small things". Good grief!!! Boy, oh boy!

This o-blah-blah guy is just amazing isn’t he?!?

I’m really delighted that he finally stopped with the community agitating and in-your-face training, left his senate do-nothing positions, and arrived on the presidential scene so he could get to work fixing just .. everything!

Good thing he didn’t exhaust all his energy on the “small things”.

Good grief!!!

]]> By: proreason http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147234 proreason Wed, 20 May 2009 14:23:29 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147234 And globally, there will be no reduction in oil production or usage. Foreign countries will use every drop, and the environment will be far worse off because the US is by far the most careful about protecting the envirnoment when exploring and extracting resources. And globally, there will be no reduction in oil production or usage.

Foreign countries will use every drop, and the environment will be far worse off because the US is by far the most careful about protecting the envirnoment when exploring and extracting resources.

]]> By: retire05 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147233 retire05 Wed, 20 May 2009 14:18:57 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147233 There are a number of problems that we will be facing, not withstanding the fact that more Americans will die/be severly injured in auto accidents due to lighter weight vehicles. #1) The addition cost is being estimated by an administration that can't seem to get the numbers right on anything. Remember their estimated national deficit. So you can plan that the new "green" vehicles will cost as least $2,000 more per vehicle. #2) With the high vehicle cost, insurance will be higher. It will cost more insurance not just to cover the vehicle, but personal injury rates will go up as more people are injured in the Obama Saran Wrap Rice Burner I. #3) The federal government is the biggest winner in the profits game on gasoline. Anyone who thinks the government is going to give up revenue to go green is delusional. So how does the Pelosi Gang keep revenues the same? They raise taxes on gas per gallon. Many people who live in my town work in, or around Austin. It is not uncommon for them to drive 2,000 miles a month to/from work. There is no work in small towns, unless you go to work for a small local business or Wal-Mart. So let's say you currently drive a safe pick-up like my F250 diesel that gets 18 mpg. That means I would burn around 111 gallons a month for work. Now, increase that to 29 mpg as The One is proposing. I now burn 68 gallons a month for work. Multiply that by millions of Americans all across the nation. Do you think the feds will cut the budget to meet those short falls? Hell, no, they will increase the cost of gas to off set those short falls. Gasoline taxes on both the state and federal level will have to be increased to offset the tax shortfall. Gasoline taxes will have to increase by about 50 cents a gallon to offset lost tax revenue. How long will it take to recoup any savings by buying a more fuel efficient vehicle? A long, long time and I doubt that the vehicle will last that long. There are a number of problems that we will be facing, not withstanding the fact that more Americans will die/be severly injured in auto accidents due to lighter weight vehicles.

#1) The addition cost is being estimated by an administration that can’t seem to get the numbers right on anything. Remember their estimated national deficit. So you can plan that the new “green” vehicles will cost as least $2,000 more per vehicle.

#2) With the high vehicle cost, insurance will be higher. It will cost more insurance not just to cover the vehicle, but personal injury rates will go up as more people are injured in the Obama Saran Wrap Rice Burner I.

#3) The federal government is the biggest winner in the profits game on gasoline. Anyone who thinks the government is going to give up revenue to go green is delusional. So how does the Pelosi Gang keep revenues the same? They raise taxes on gas per gallon.

Many people who live in my town work in, or around Austin. It is not uncommon for them to drive 2,000 miles a month to/from work. There is no work in small towns, unless you go to work for a small local business or Wal-Mart.

So let’s say you currently drive a safe pick-up like my F250 diesel that gets 18 mpg. That means I would burn around 111 gallons a month for work. Now, increase that to 29 mpg as The One is proposing. I now burn 68 gallons a month for work. Multiply that by millions of Americans all across the nation. Do you think the feds will cut the budget to meet those short falls? Hell, no, they will increase the cost of gas to off set those short falls.

Gasoline taxes on both the state and federal level will have to be increased to offset the tax shortfall. Gasoline taxes will have to increase by about 50 cents a gallon to offset lost tax revenue.

How long will it take to recoup any savings by buying a more fuel efficient vehicle? A long, long time and I doubt that the vehicle will last that long.

]]> By: heykev http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147214 heykev Wed, 20 May 2009 04:49:39 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147214 Since BHO is going to dictate, why doesn't he dictate one formulation of gas for the entire country. There's over 10 different formulations of regular unleaded gas. We'd pay less for just one formula since we cannot build new refineries because of the EPA's onerous requirements. Since BHO is going to dictate, why doesn’t he dictate one formulation of gas for the entire country. There’s over 10 different formulations of regular unleaded gas. We’d pay less for just one formula since we cannot build new refineries because of the EPA’s onerous requirements.

]]> By: canary http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147212 canary Wed, 20 May 2009 04:16:52 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147212 I remember. My dad told me years ago, all the new stuff they were doing to cars to make them more green, was what was making cars get less gas per gallon. I read India's got a new car called a "nano" that gets 50 miles to gallon, cost about 2000, but think it has bad emissions. So, this would have to mean, small, thinner plastic cars. I have a 94 safe larger car and it's falling apart, but I want another big safe car, but I'm afraid to buy a news car, aside Obombi scare, the likes of NYC charging the older taxies more for older gas guzzlers, and taxing the newer efficient cars saying that it won't hurt them, since they'll pay less for gas. If you buy a car that's not government run, what if when you go to get it fixed, they won't give it back until you pay to get it upgraded? I mean the govt can do what they want. The gas company pulls this stuff. The law says a leak within 40 feet of your house, but they cut your gas and forced me to pay to drill a hole in house, and put the meter smack next to my house. They constantly add something new you have to do. And they got the power literally. Any suggestions on what brand car to buy? I remember. My dad told me years ago, all the new stuff they were doing to cars to make them more green, was what was making cars get less gas per gallon.

I read India’s got a new car called a “nano” that gets 50 miles to gallon, cost about 2000, but think it has bad emissions.

So, this would have to mean, small, thinner plastic cars. I have a 94 safe larger car and it’s falling apart, but I want another big safe car, but I’m afraid to buy a news car, aside Obombi scare, the likes of NYC charging the older taxies more for older gas guzzlers, and taxing the newer efficient cars saying that it won’t hurt them, since they’ll pay less for gas.
If you buy a car that’s not government run, what if when you go to get it fixed, they won’t give it back until you pay to get it upgraded? I mean the govt can do what they want. The gas company pulls this stuff. The law says a leak within 40 feet of your house, but they cut your gas and forced me to pay to drill a hole in house, and put the meter smack next to my house. They constantly add something new you have to do. And they got the power literally. Any suggestions on what brand car to buy?

]]> By: Colonel1961 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147206 Colonel1961 Wed, 20 May 2009 00:56:40 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147206 Hence the cheerleading from the WH flunkie: '...truly historic...'. Ugh. Hence the cheerleading from the WH flunkie: ‘…truly historic…’. Ugh.

]]> By: Liberals Make Great Speedbumps http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147205 Liberals Make Great Speedbumps Wed, 20 May 2009 00:28:54 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147205 <b>It would save 1.8 billion barrels of oil through 2016</b> Time for some math OK? Oil consumption in 2007 in the US was 20.68 mil. barrels a day. (CIA World Factbook) 1.8 bil divided by 20.68 mil = 87.04. So for all of this effort we will save 87.04 days worth of crude oil consumption between now and 2016. Talk about negligible results! It would save 1.8 billion barrels of oil through 2016

Time for some math OK? Oil consumption in 2007 in the US was 20.68 mil. barrels a day. (CIA World Factbook) 1.8 bil divided by 20.68 mil = 87.04. So for all of this effort we will save 87.04 days worth of crude oil consumption between now and 2016. Talk about negligible results!

]]> By: proreason http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147197 proreason Tue, 19 May 2009 23:13:34 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147197 "I’ve never seen a president (not even Clintoon) whose word is law" you see it now. It's called a dictatorship. “I’ve never seen a president (not even Clintoon) whose word is law”

you see it now.

It’s called a dictatorship.

]]> By: Moonspinner http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147193 Moonspinner Tue, 19 May 2009 23:00:59 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147193 Excuse me. I realize I am not the sharpest tool in the shed, but can a president make up rules and regulations like this? I mean shouldn't congress have to vote on something or other? Why have a congress? I realize congress is mostly dems and will jackboot along with Obama, but shouldn't they be put on record that they have voted and passed a law for these Obama regulations. Gee, this guy gets away with everything he wants. I've never seen a president (not even Clintoon) whose word is law. Period. No vote. No discussion. No debate. What Obama wants, Obama gets. It's because of his race isn't it? Everyone is scared to go against the black guy and be called a racist. Excuse me. I realize I am not the sharpest tool in the shed, but can a president make up rules and regulations like this? I mean shouldn’t congress have to vote on something or other? Why have a congress? I realize congress is mostly dems and will jackboot along with Obama, but shouldn’t they be put on record that they have voted and passed a law for these Obama regulations. Gee, this guy gets away with everything he wants. I’ve never seen a president (not even Clintoon) whose word is law. Period. No vote. No discussion. No debate. What Obama wants, Obama gets. It’s because of his race isn’t it? Everyone is scared to go against the black guy and be called a racist.

]]> By: CaliforniaBear http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147189 CaliforniaBear Tue, 19 May 2009 21:58:38 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147189 Come on, honestly how many people do you really think are gonna die while driving around cars like this: http://www.houstoncars.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/2008.smart.fortwo-2.jpg Oh wait..... Come on, honestly how many people do you really think are gonna die while driving around cars like this:

http://www.houstoncars.org/wp-.....rtwo-2.jpg

Oh wait…..

]]> By: proreason http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147188 proreason Tue, 19 May 2009 21:43:46 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147188 AM Thinker credits Steve and S&L for Steve's thoughts on this article: http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/05/obamas_blood_for_oil_plan.html AM Thinker credits Steve and S&L for Steve’s thoughts on this article:

http://www.americanthinker.com....._plan.html

]]> By: David http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147184 David Tue, 19 May 2009 20:50:40 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147184 Wouldn't it be nice if people just stuck to what they were good at... We could let the engineers design the cars, Our Commander in Chief could win wars and keep the country safe, and community organizers would go ... organize a community I guess. Wouldn’t it be nice if people just stuck to what they were good at…
We could let the engineers design the cars,
Our Commander in Chief could win wars and keep the country safe,
and community organizers would go … organize a community I guess.

]]> By: Reality Bytes http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147163 Reality Bytes Tue, 19 May 2009 18:53:27 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147163 It's nice to know the air under the bridge I will be linving under will be cleaner. It’s nice to know the air under the bridge I will be linving under will be cleaner.

]]> By: pdsand http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147159 pdsand Tue, 19 May 2009 18:27:53 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147159 The ability to build an efficient car has never been the problem. The problem is that they also build and sell inefficient trucks and SUVs that people want and need. These are fleet standards, so they have to either reduce or eliminate the trucks and SUVs in order to make the average of all their vehicles reach 35mpg. The democrats would like to pose this as some sort of NASA moonshot thing, giving the car manufacturers a goal and setting them to work at inventing and innovating. All they're really doing is setting a date by which americans will no longer be able to buy the cars they want. The ability to build an efficient car has never been the problem. The problem is that they also build and sell inefficient trucks and SUVs that people want and need. These are fleet standards, so they have to either reduce or eliminate the trucks and SUVs in order to make the average of all their vehicles reach 35mpg. The democrats would like to pose this as some sort of NASA moonshot thing, giving the car manufacturers a goal and setting them to work at inventing and innovating. All they’re really doing is setting a date by which americans will no longer be able to buy the cars they want.

]]> By: pdsand http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147157 pdsand Tue, 19 May 2009 18:24:49 +0000 http://sweetness-light.com/archive/new-obama-cars-will-cost-us-1300-more#comment-147157 A retarded technicality. The CAFE standards regulate how much fuel goes in. They're now talking about specifically regulating how much CO2 comes out. It gets at the same thing, the car has to be smaller, lighter, and less powerful. A retarded technicality. The CAFE standards regulate how much fuel goes in. They’re now talking about specifically regulating how much CO2 comes out. It gets at the same thing, the car has to be smaller, lighter, and less powerful.

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