| Currently a bill is being sent to propose an economic | | | | credit,fuel, and housing have limited the American |
| stimulus package. Included in this package is a proposal | | | | peoples ability easily buy a new car and be able to |
| to institute a federal vehicle scrappage program. After | | | | afford to make monthly payments and this crisis has |
| seeing this bill mentioned on the SEMA Action Network | | | | also very suddenly changed our tastes and demands |
| website I wanted to take a second to inform our | | | | in what we expect in a vehicle. This change in our |
| readers of the program and hopefully inspire you to | | | | demands has hit the big three in a time where they do |
| take action against it. | | | | not seem currently capable of adjusting in time and this |
| The Federal Scrappage program will quite frankly give | | | | has lead to the downward spiral. |
| tax credits to people who wish to turn in their older | | | | Commercial vehicles are what really drives this |
| vehicles to be scrapped. The attempted benefits of | | | | country. Practically every product we have and use is |
| this program are supposed to be increased | | | | based on its ability to be delivered to us via |
| infrastructure and more jobs created as well as help | | | | commercial trucking and equipment. We need to focus |
| drive car sales for American car manufacturers. I for | | | | on a restructure of this infrastructure and a promotion |
| one strongly disagree with the proposal and believe | | | | of the use of cleaner and more cost effective fueling |
| that this will actually be a backwards step towards | | | | methods in our commercial vehicles as well as provide |
| making any real progress. | | | | government credits and incentives for companies to |
| This is not purely because I have a love of older cars, | | | | be able to make these changes. If our commercial |
| but a hatred of wasted tax dollars on programs that | | | | transportation industry can expand and become more |
| will not benefit the American people. Americans rely on | | | | efficient then we should see a domino effect in the |
| the ability to be able to find cheap and affordable | | | | reduced cost of all of the products and services we |
| transportation and being able to reuse and continue to | | | | use and need everyday. This can range from food to |
| buy older cars. As you can see from my website I | | | | even home construction costs. |
| myself have made it a mission to spread this message | | | | So if you haven't already contact your local |
| and help people realize how much vehicle they can get | | | | representative and how they feel on this matter and |
| for their hard earned dollar. | | | | lets do what we can to defend our old vehicles not |
| The "Big Three" are not solely to blame for their own | | | | just for their history, but for their role in providing |
| problems as a combination of a crisis in the markets of | | | | inexpensive transportation for the American public. |