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Subject: Re: Gas-Powered Vehicles Saved in California
Date: Thu, 22 May 2025 22:53:32 -0400
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On 2025-05-22 10:45 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
> BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
>> May 22, 2025 at 3:38:50 PM PDT, Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com>:
>>> 2025-05-22 4:49 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> 
>>>> Today the Senate revoked California's EPA waiver which allows
>>>> them to impose stricter air quality regulations than the federal
>>>> government. This basically torpedoes Gavvy Newsom's 2035 ban on
>>>> gas-powered vehicles. He's spittin' mad and is vowing to sue. I have
>>>> no idea on what basis he plans to sue.  "California has a right, alone
>>>> among all the states, to be exempt from federal regulations." Doesn't
>>>> sound like a winning case to me.
> 
>>> I think we have a similar ban here, also set for 2035. The new PM, is a
>>> real eco-Nazi so I'm going to be shocked if he repeals it. The Liberal
>>> Party in this country continues to be a clown show, even after replacing
>>> the head clown....
> 
>> The X-Twitters is full of hysterical leftists posting news items like the one
>> above and asking Trump voters, "Is this what you voted for?" with the
>> implication that most of them wouldn't have voted for Trump if they knew he
>> would do this.
> 
>> In almost every instance, I reply with "Yes, absolutely, and I'd vote for it
>> again." Drives them nuts.
> 
> Trump just got US credit downgraded, which means even higher interest on
> the national debt. Plus, at his urging, Congress will add $3.8 trillion
> to the national debt. Plus, Trump's trade insanity is about to trigger a
> worldwide recession.
> 
> Did Trump voters vote for that?

Presumably not. But he's describing his various actions as short-term 
pain for long-term gain. I think the jury's still out on whether that is 
wishful thinking or a visionary plan that might actually work.

-- 
Rhino