The latest example of socialism advancing under the cover of environmentalism reaches us from, suprisingly enough, Texas, which will soon offer $3,500 vouchers to drivers of modest means to replace pre-1996 vehicles.
Older cars pollute more. According to global warming theology, each old car on the road could bring our planet a few fractions of a millisecond closer to apocalyptic doom.
Doom could be staved off a little longer if people drive environmentally ruinous yet politically correct hybrids, which is why you only get $3,000 if you replace your old car with a non-hybrid.
The Houston Comical reports that the "program is voluntary." That means you don't have to buy a new car, or take the free money if you do.
However, what is not noted is that it doesn't mean you the taxpayer don't have to provide the "free money", via redistribution come April 15.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/tx/5042241.html
2007-08-10
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