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AP Wire | 09/20/2006 | California AG sues automakers over vehicle emissions

“In effect, we’re getting the taxpayers’ money back,” Lockyer said in a telephone interview.

Boy where do I start..

The state of CA charges a sales tax on vehicles, on fuel , on registration annually and in rich irony money from users to ensure their cars conform to this standard that’s “killing them”. It gathers hundreds of millions more from fines relating to “improper” use of a vehicle. It has the most stringent emission standards within the US ( though 5-6 stupid states follow them) and yet it has the fucking gall to rob the people of the state and then claim the Automaker’s are the cause.He’ll protect these poor citizens from being oppressed by the nasty car people ( note he’s not going after haulage for some reason) he’ll get their tax money back by proving that GLOBAL warming is cumulatively caused by six brands within his state. That state is heading for a Randian reckoning one day which I hope I have enough distance from when it falls.

There’s a solution that sadly none of the autocompanies would have the balls to pursue which is akin to what Barrett firearms did to the LA police after they benefitted from his services and then publically thought they could lie their way to a ban of 50 cal weapons..Well they succeeded and Barret no longer sells to or services the exempt classes within the law ( police seemingly need weapons that have “no practical civillian use” which makes you wonder if they get where their power has been temporarily stolen from?

What if Ford Shrugged? Refuse to supply new vehicles to the state and refuse to service those already sold since if they are that dangerous isn’t it better that we get them out of service now? CA , if you didn’t have highway 1 and my otter friends ( and maybe a few people in LA,Sacremento and Santa rosa that could escape) I’d not miss you should you slide off into the ocean.