The Most Sickening Obama Ad.............To Date !

No, I envy him because he doesn't pay taxes.

But keep spitting out those talk radio cliches, your verbal cut and paste.
 
How 'bout focusing on all the closed GM and Chrysler dealerships? Interview some of the 20,000 non-union employees of GM and Delphi who got screwed on their pensions while the unions were made whole. Maybe head over to Elkhart, IN and talk with some former RV assembly workers, since gas jumping from $1.85 to $3.50 a gallon has more or less killed off the middle-class segment of RV sales...

Maybe find some people employed in any of those three groups who were foreclosed on, and have no more hope of ever owning a home again...
 
eolesen said:
How 'bout focusing on all the closed GM and Chrysler dealerships? Interview some of the 20,000 non-union employees of GM and Delphi who got screwed on their pensions while the unions were made whole. Maybe head over to Elkhart, IN and talk with some former RV assembly workers, since gas jumping from $1.85 to $3.50 a gallon has more or less killed off the middle-class segment of RV sales...

Maybe find some people employed in any of those three groups who were foreclosed on, and have no more hope of ever owning a home again...
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No argument here. I would use the facts from reports generated by his Administration as it gives him little wiggle room like 15 seconds of pictures of signs from gas stations around the country showing the prices. then find some old one from late 2008.

I would beat him to death with the "Hope & Change" mantra. Over and over until people realize that many of their woes were caused by the Empty Suit.
 
eolesen said:
How 'bout focusing on all the closed GM and Chrysler dealerships? Interview some of the 20,000 non-union employees of GM and Delphi who got screwed on their pensions while the unions were made whole. Maybe head over to Elkhart, IN and talk with some former RV assembly workers, since gas jumping from $1.85 to $3.50 a gallon has more or less killed off the middle-class segment of RV sales...

Maybe find some people employed in any of those three groups who were foreclosed on, and have no more hope of ever owning a home again...
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Northern Indiana has a large Amish community who are excellent craftsmen and work in
RV manufacturing. I'm sure this community was hurt by the economic downturn as well.

I had a Class A diesel pusher and at one time the price of diesel was cheaper than gasoline. Same with aircraft ownership, I started flying when fuel costs were about 80 cents for 100LL. Hangar, maint and fuel costs made me an ex aircraft owner. Especially when 100LL is $5-$6.

When it comes to RV's and aircraft, it's better to rent.
 
Nah, we still own our motor home, and won't be trading it or selling it for a while. Rental RVs get abused. I know who has done what to mine...
 
I'm waiting for some LIBERAL like Bloomberg to decide you can't own an RV because doesn't get the same mileage as a Prius.
 
I'm just waiting for the mileage based highway tax to replace the per-gallon tax. That will finally level the playing field...
 
I'd like to see registration and insurance based on HP and weight. Perhaps something like $.05 a lb and $0.5 a HP. So a 200 hp 4,000 car would cost $300 to register. To register a base Mini would run $128 for weight and $59 for HP. A V6 F150 would run $512 for LB $151 for HP. A Chevy Cruze LT would run $216 for weight and $69 for HP. Pay for what you need and use.

The cost savings for this plan would be massive. Substantially reduce fuel consumption and as a result reduce our dependency on foreign oil. Reduce our need to send troops to die for our dependency. Cleaner air, less road damage.
 
Ms Tree said:
I'd like to see registration and insurance based on HP and weight. Perhaps something like $.05 a lb and $0.5 a HP. So a 200 hp 4,000 car would cost $300 to register. To register a base Mini would run $128 for weight and $59 for HP. A V6 F150 would run $512 for LB $151 for HP. A Chevy Cruze LT would run $216 for weight and $69 for HP. Pay for what you need and use.

The cost savings for this plan would be massive. Substantially reduce fuel consumption and as a result reduce our dependency on foreign oil. Reduce our need to send troops to die for our dependency. Cleaner air, less road damage.
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So now we need government to dictate how much auto insurance is supposed to cost?

Why should a vehicle which is on the road perhaps 14 days out of the year be taxed at a higher rate than a vehicle which is used daily? Why should a "high HP" vehicle which isn't operated at more than 60 mph be taxed higher than a sportscar that will likely exceed the posted limit by 20+?...

Which is a bigger impact on the infrastructure?

Your ill-advised plan would also cause consumer prices for just about everything to skyrocket, since so much of our economy moves by truck. Railroads would benefit, though.

What I find most ironic about the current system... Plug-in electric and hybrid users pay less in terms of fuel taxes, yet use just as much road. In most states, alternative fuel and hybrids are also eligible to use those expensive-to-build HOV lanes, which perversely, results in fewer fuel tax dollars between car pools and high efficiency vehicles.
 
OK, a few clarifications. First off a vehicle that is only on the road for 14 days or what ever limited use you want to specify are registered and insured differently than a daily driver already and there is no reason to change that. I am addressing daily use vehicles.

A high HP vehicle will waste fuel just as a speeding vehicle does. A heavier vehicle causes more road damage than a lighter vehicle.

I would suggest an exemption for tractor/trailers and large cargo type vehicles.

I do not know that the fed/state needs to get involved in insurance rates it is just something I would like to see as a disincentive for people to get the over sized boats that people are driving around. Moving toward smaller fuel efficient transportation will helkp reduce our oil dependance and all the costs associated with it.
 
Ms Tree said:
OK, a few clarifications. First off a vehicle that is only on the road for 14 days or what ever limited use you want to specify are registered and insured differently than a daily driver already and there is no reason to change that. I am addressing daily use vehicles.

A high HP vehicle will waste fuel just as a speeding vehicle does. A heavier vehicle causes more road damage than a lighter vehicle.

I would suggest an exemption for tractor/trailers and large cargo type vehicles.

I do not know that the fed/state needs to get involved in insurance rates it is just something I would like to see as a disincentive for people to get the over sized boats that people are driving around. Moving toward smaller fuel efficient transportation will helkp reduce our oil dependance and all the costs associated with it.
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So who decides? My Audi TT has 225HP and get between 28 and 30 on the highway, 25 around town. HP does not always correlate to fuel economy. Better would be to vote the Empy Suit out and become energy self reliant.
 
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