THE DEMOCRATS WANT TO MAKE YOU SAFE

The Democrats are contemplating passing a bill mandating that all automobile manufacturers include a black box inside of the vehicles. This box will monitor the operation of the vehicle and will enable the government to issue recall orders if something goes wrong. Sounds good doesn’t it? After all, looking out for your safety is a noble concept. If you believe that, you’ll believe anything and continue to vote for the Democrats.

Let me give you another reason for the black box. If an electronic gadget enables government to monitor each vehicle, then it’s a hop, skip and a jump for the government to monitor the mileage that you put on the car. It is equally simple for them to monitor the average miles per gallon that your vehicle provides. Why would these two factors interest the government? The answer is simple: CAP AND TRADE.

You might ask yourself what has CAP AND TRADE got to do with me. As you already know, CAP AND TRADE is a law that Gore and the Democrats hope to pass to limit greenhouse gas emissions. They consider carbon dioxide as the main culprit contributing the most to global warming. Forgive me, I temporarily forgot the euphemism that the Democrats are currently using, I meant to say climate change. Global warming has fallen into disrepute and is no longer politically correct. As everybody knows, an automobile is a huge contributor to the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. Consequently, the miles driven can be taxed under CAP AND TRADE.

Of what interest is it to the government to know the average miles per gallon? Don’t forget that the government owns GM (government motors) and is beholden to the auto workers union. GM is too big too fail and the government must insure its viability – it also has to take care of the union. What is fairer than to tax the older, less efficient (low miles per gallon) cars at a higher rate and at the same time tax all owners for mileage driven? You might think that this is too complicated. The government would take the simpler route and just place a tax on each gallon of gas purchased. Such a simplistic approach would not solve their problem. They’ve already lambasted other car manufacturers as unsafe – indirectly supporting GM. They need to sell more cars to keep the union workers employed. What better approach is there other than to tax the older cars out of existence? Government dollar awards didn’t work as a large segment of the new cars sold weren’t GM. Smaller cars are in your future.

Such a system also helps solve another of the Democrats problem – unemployment and socialism. Think of the large government bureaucracy they can create to keep track of all the vehicles. This would enable them to hire more government workers and expand the role of government. At the same time, more government employees reduce unemployment and tend to keep the Democrats in power.