[Healeys] Save them from the crusher !

[Len and/or Marge Hartnett]

This is not a new idea here in California.  I have received a couple of 
letters from the State in the past offering me $500 if I would turn in my 
'old' car.

I would seriously object if the program were mandatory.  I do not read that 
in the proposal.  However, there are people out there that want ALL older 
cars off the road.

How to control the loss of inoperative cars that MAY be valuable for their 
parts would be a problem.  California already has a program to assist low 
income folks have their cars repaired if they fail the SMOG test.  I 
believe, however, that this is only a one-time offer.

This bears watching.  If it is voluntary, it may not be a big problem for 
us.  When it starts to look like a mandatory program, then strong action 
will be required.

I refer you to the last incident involving a CA bill where many believed 
that our cars would be pulled back into the SMOG check program.  It tuned 
out to be not true.  However, to quote another famous person, "Eternal 
vigilence is the price of liberty".

(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Drummond" <bighealey at charter.net>
To: "'Healey List'" <healeys at autox.team.net>; <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 9:10 AM
Subject: [Healeys] Save them from the crusher !


> Washington lawmakers are drafting a large economic stimulus package to 
> help
> create jobs and rebuild infrastructure.  They want to include a nationwide
> scrappage program which would give U.S. tax dollars to consumers who 
> turn-in
> older cars to have them crushed, as a misguided attempt to spur new car
> sales.  The lawmakers need to scrap this idea.
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> Tracy Drummond                  Gang Warily !
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