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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <ahk@chinet.com>
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Subject: Re: Gas-Powered Vehicles Saved in California
Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 03:19:42 -0000 (UTC)
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Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
>Rhino  <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
>>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.

>Yeah. I'm kind of thinking of the sequence of international trade,

severe restrictions on international trade

>worldwide depression, then WWII. Let's avoid that.