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In reguards to Ross's recent blog as of ( 7/20/04 ) , i feel the need to express my hatred to President Bush. With such occurences ( from the article " No Hummer left Behind" , http://www.sierraclubplus.org/hummerdinger/features/no_left.html ) , I bring up " the Bush administration was finally able to secure a $100,000 tax deduction for Hummers and the other largest gas-guzzlers on the road as part of his "economic stimulus" package." How ridiculous. I am speech less... im with out speech. This is truely how crazy and anti enviromentist he is , with out the slighest concern for people on many levels. For one thing, the people who purchase these vehicles are not the ones needing a tax break.

Bush's idea behind this ( and we know it was his idea cause how stupid it was ) was that if you lower the tax's more people would buy the car. Vehicles had been languishing on dealer lots for more than six months, with no potential buyers in sight. With the new assistance from the Bush administration, dealers feel confident that sticker shock will no longer be a problem and more cars will be bought increasing the economy , encouraging buyers and the market to increase. W e dont need people buying these cars. Did you know that most parts for the car , though from a American Company are made in Canada and Mexico?

Creating tax breaks for people who own large vehicles when they dont have to , or forced to is wrong while ignoring the people who need a break and are FORCED to pay high taxes.

President Bush, why dont you think about lowering perscription drug costs, by forcing a limit as to how much a drug company can charge. Do it the canadians way, the gov't regulates the prices of drugs , hence the old people crossing the boaders in coach buses everyday. Work on problems like that!! Just to name 1 of hundreds.

But Hummer dealers were elated following the ceremony. In a statement released by Hummer of Alaska, the dealership praised the Bush Administration for creating "a tax 'loophole' so big, you could drive a Hummer H2 though it!" Doesnt that just scream , getting away with murder? Is this a free for all? Lets go out and all by large vehicles and slap pro- bush bumper stickers or window clings in our windows praising Bush. How about no?

I cant even beleive he took the time to initate a act like this. Doesnt he have enough self inflicted problems on his plate now.

What ever happend to fairness and equality when it comes to the avg person. It is not fair that a person will pay the same amount in tax for a hummer as someone else would owning a honda civic. Thats mad. Well I am mad.

The bottom line is that if you can afford a Hummer, pay the damn taxes that appropriatly go with. Drive it , love it , just dont cry about the high taxes you should rightfully be paying and not get away with. I for one have little agains the car, I know its not good for the enviroment and I dont like that but, the concept and Idea of the car is ok. Trails, mountains. Use it there.


(for those of you who know my uncle drives a Hummer H2 I can say that he for one has no problem with the high taxes as that was in consideration when the H2 was purchased. He drives it rarely , maybe once every 2-3 weeks driving 30 miles max )