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The only thing threatened by the cash for clunkers policy is good government.
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Never late with a V8
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Carrum Downs, Vic
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he never hit the brakes at all, choaked on a drink and passed out...
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Size it up
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: big blue ball of mostly water
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patxbcoupe, glad to see this thread back on track.
You've touched on the issue of our freedom and rights, and it's something that should concern us all. I once saw a crazy man living in the outback who said that the freedom to do what you want was like a pie, and the government was like a sneaky housemate. The housemate sneaks into our fridge and slices off just a little sliver of pie and we don't notice. They do this again and again and the slices are so thin that we don't even notice we're missing any or that the pie is getting smaller. Then one day we go to the fridge and the pie is completely GONE. And we never even noticed it was being taken from us, but it's to late. Maybe he wasn't all that crazy. For the record, I like pie. |
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aussie coupes belong here
Join Date: May 2007
Location: north queensland
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WMD351, yeah mate that is exactly what I was trying to get across, the pie analogy is a good way to illustrate it.
Unfortunately, I dont think either major party will be much better than the other, however Labor's preference deal with the Greens makes me think that if they get back in, more and more land will be locked up forever, we'll be paying an exorbitant carbon tax that achieves nothing and older cars could be legislated off the road sooner than anyone might think. Its a scary choice, when most of us are average workers and the alternative could involve some sort of a return to Workchoices... Its ashame that the old Aussie value of "keeping an eye out for each other" and "standing up for your rights" are all but a thing of the past. Nuff whinging better get the XB out for a run on the w/end while I still can lol Pat |
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From the Futura
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Canberra, Australia
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So how was cash for clunker originally advocated in the US as a car industry stimulus measure, and here is sold as a global warming solution? More like a policy in search of a problem..
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Bundaberg
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search youtube for "clunker engine disablement" very sad to see.....
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Northern Suburbs Melbourne
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The difference here is that it will only apply to buying certain cars, not all like what was happening during the GFC.
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