The Market vs. CAFE
Posted by freedomforall 2 days, 2 hours ago to Government
Excerpt:
"If it weren’t for CAFE, working and middle class Americans would still be able to afford to buy full-size vehicles with V8 engines, if they wanted to buy them. And Americans who wanted extremely fuel-efficient vehicles would be able to buy those, too – especially if the government “safety” regulations that have made even small cars as heavy as big cars were done away with. A current “efficient” car that manages 40 MPG would be able to get 50 or more if it were 1,000 pounds lighter, which would be possible if the government didn’t decree so much “safety” be added to the scales (as in the form of a car designed around six air bags).
The whole false premise that props up CAFE – and “safety” – must be challenged and done away with. If you’re not free to buy an efficient car – or a “gas guzzling” car then you aren’t very free, are you?
And wasn’t American supposed to be a free country?"
"If it weren’t for CAFE, working and middle class Americans would still be able to afford to buy full-size vehicles with V8 engines, if they wanted to buy them. And Americans who wanted extremely fuel-efficient vehicles would be able to buy those, too – especially if the government “safety” regulations that have made even small cars as heavy as big cars were done away with. A current “efficient” car that manages 40 MPG would be able to get 50 or more if it were 1,000 pounds lighter, which would be possible if the government didn’t decree so much “safety” be added to the scales (as in the form of a car designed around six air bags).
The whole false premise that props up CAFE – and “safety” – must be challenged and done away with. If you’re not free to buy an efficient car – or a “gas guzzling” car then you aren’t very free, are you?
And wasn’t American supposed to be a free country?"
