Another reason to not live in California
#23
We tried smaller government when we deregulated the banking industry, the rich got richer and the poor tried to live like the rich and the bank made tons and tons of money by loaning money to people who could not afford it because they could then turn around and insure those bad loans.
Had the R's not deregulated the banks it never would have happened.
Had the R's not deregulated the banks it never would have happened.
#24
We tried smaller government when we deregulated the banking industry, the rich got richer and the poor tried to live like the rich and the bank made tons and tons of money by loaning money to people who could not afford it because they could then turn around and insure those bad loans.
Had the R's not deregulated the banks it never would have happened.
Had the R's not deregulated the banks it never would have happened.
Stupid people should suffer their own consequences
#25
We tried smaller government when we deregulated the banking industry, the rich got richer and the poor tried to live like the rich and the bank made tons and tons of money by loaning money to people who could not afford it because they could then turn around and insure those bad loans.
Had the R's not deregulated the banks it never would have happened.
Had the R's not deregulated the banks it never would have happened.
#26
We tried smaller government when we deregulated the banking industry, the rich got richer and the poor tried to live like the rich and the bank made tons and tons of money by loaning money to people who could not afford it because they could then turn around and insure those bad loans.
Had the R's not deregulated the banks it never would have happened.
Had the R's not deregulated the banks it never would have happened.
As to your emission test..... I don't like them at all. Ada county (Boise) has emission tests, however Valley and Canyon county do not have emission tests. So the people of Boise have to deal with them but the commuters from Nampa, Meridian, Eagle, Caldwell and Ontario do not. It's not about clean air, its about squeezing every goddamn red cent they can out of you.
I avoid this by not doing my emission tests. The registration on my rover is from 09. They have to catch me first!!!
#27
Next you'll be telling us that DEMOCRATIC representative Barney frank, chairman of the financial services committee, was involved in some kind of homosexual relationship with a Fannie Mae executive..received more than $40,00 in campaign donations from Fannie Mae and repeatedly announced that Fannie Mae was in no danger of collapsing just before the collapse.
http://www.businessandmedia.org/arti...924145932.aspx
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#29
And that's why we don't live in the UK.
Why is it our government considers diesel "dirty" and yet they're all over Europe?
And yet we're the ones destroying the Earth.... hmmmm....
Eric
#30
I have been enjoying the discourse in this thread. I fall on the side of the people who favor smaller government and I definately consider myself to be a conservative.
Not necessarily a Republican but a conservative.
As far as who has to test and where, if the goal is to reduce "global warming" (if that really exists), then I feel that every vehicle that "pollutes" the air should be tested.
It shouldn't matter if you live in a high density population area or in a rural one, if you drive you pollute and contribute to the problem.
I live in a town that has less than 2,500 residents and only has two stop lights.
I drive my Disco less than 5,000 miles a year since I own my own business and work from home most of the time.
My contribution to the "problem" is probably a lot less than many rural dwellers who drive all over creation to get to work or the nearest city, or the city folk who drive all over creation to get away from the city.
Bottom line is I totally agree with the poster who said that this is actually a money grab.
If you live in California then you are very familiar with all the crazy taxes and fees imposed upon its residents.
Not necessarily a Republican but a conservative.
As far as who has to test and where, if the goal is to reduce "global warming" (if that really exists), then I feel that every vehicle that "pollutes" the air should be tested.
It shouldn't matter if you live in a high density population area or in a rural one, if you drive you pollute and contribute to the problem.
I live in a town that has less than 2,500 residents and only has two stop lights.
I drive my Disco less than 5,000 miles a year since I own my own business and work from home most of the time.
My contribution to the "problem" is probably a lot less than many rural dwellers who drive all over creation to get to work or the nearest city, or the city folk who drive all over creation to get away from the city.
Bottom line is I totally agree with the poster who said that this is actually a money grab.
If you live in California then you are very familiar with all the crazy taxes and fees imposed upon its residents.