Obama takes aim at climate-warming car emissions

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama took aim at climate-warming greenhouse gases on Tuesday and ordered the struggling auto industry to make more fuel-efficient cars under tough new national standards to cut emissions and increase gas mileage.

Growing public support for efforts to battle climate change and the weakened state of the U.S. auto industry, which is staying afloat through federal bailouts and restructuring at the government’s direction, gave Obama a window of opportunity to impose the rules.

First of all, what a dumb-ass headline… I like mine much better. This is not at all about “climate change”. This is all about government control over another sector of our economy with a bunch of no-nothing politicians central planning our lives away.

Secondly, these lib-hacks at Pravda just make crap up to try to propagandize to the average American. There is no evidence of  ”growing support for efforts to battle climate change”, but that doesn’t stop the dumb-ass reporter from pulling that out of his fat keister. In fact the exact opposite is true. This from Rassmussen:

 The new survey also finds that 39% of voters believe global warming is caused by human activity, up from 34% in April. However, 44% say long-term planetary trends are most to blame for global warming. Last month, 48% cited this reason.

Despite the rise in voters who say human activity is to blame, the overall results represent a complete reversal from a year ago, when 47% blamed human activity and only 34% blamed planetary trends.

Then we have Obama today promising that you will pay an extra $1,300 for your next car, which will be an equavalent of a modified golf cart:

The plan was praised by automakers, environmentalists and an array of politicians, but it will mean higher price tags for consumers. The new program will add about $1,300 to the price of producing a vehicle.

Obama said car buyers would recoup the money with the lower fuel costs realized under more efficient mileage standards.

“Over the life of a vehicle, the typical driver would save about $2,800 by getting better gas mileage,” he said.

Boy those central planner in the White House are brilliant are they not… “hey, hey Rahm! I’ve got a great idea! Who cares if auto sales are down 50% from last year, lets raise the cost of a car by $1,300!… It’ll be great… the eco-commies will love us!”

So you pay $1,300 more NOW, and get the promise of a politician that it’ll save you more than that over the life of the car…. because they are just so good about predicting the future cost of things right? Guess this gang never heard of the old saying “A bird in the hand (keeping my $1,300 thanks very much), is worth two in the bush (supposed saving down the road). “

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Obama’s New Car Tax: That’s $1,300 More Per Car You’ll Be Paying