No worries, those folks can always go get good-paying jobs that don’t require any particular skill or education at their nearest factory or coal mine, since those jobs are all about to come roaring back.

There is a huge difference between firing unproductive workers, and laying off people because of politics.

The issue is that the increased fee would not make up for the lost funding, and over half the staff would be laid off:

“unrealistically stringent emissions regulations”

That is such a steaming pile of bullshit. VW had a ton of dough invested in diesel tech. They didn’t cheat to pass emissions; they met emissions while under the test fuel map. They cheated to boost fuel economy because the gains diesel provided no longer justified the cost of their investment. It wasn’t about…

You taking that shit off doesn’t count bro

VWs were discussing designed to cheat the EPA test and if the EPA didn’t exist, who do you think would those researchers show their results to?

How many 100o’s of people does the US government employ because we don’t trust auto manufactures to make sure their cars comply with our current regulations?

If your truck is a 96, it definitely was made with a catalytic converter and other emissions equipment. A previous owner removed all of it, apparently. Which, in case you care, is a federal offense - even in states that don’t test.

Does Trump not understand that people work for these agencies and would lose their jobs? For what? To save 7 cents per car? Fuck Trump and fuck the people who honestly believe his bullshit.

Haha wow, you went in the wrong direction that “logic.” The current EPA funding for certification testing doesn’t allow them to test many cars. I can’t remember the exact percentage, but I believe they can only audit around 25% of the cars sold, so VW’s ability to get away with their cheating for years tells us…

Vet or not, I don’t care. If he wants a 2.5t truck, fine. Park it someplace else and not in front of a house or in a yard. Park it someplace where it’s allowed. If that means he has to pay, so be it.   

I lived in the Gables for 15 years plus I’m a native of Miami. That law about trucks, as much as it may not apply today due to the improved appearance of pickup trucks these days, has been on the books there for over 40 years, easy. They have a similar law that applies to boats on trailers. I’m sorry, but if you don’t…

Yeah. I don’t really find fire trucks, airplanes, or military vehicles to be “cool” to look at every day. The charm would wear off rapidly. I live in a sought after neighborhood, and I can’t imagine what it would do to home prices here. RV’s, fire trucks, planes, military vehicles, box trucks, derelict cars, semi’s,…

The law wasn’t designed around these people. the law was designed to stop dipshits from parking box trucks all over their property. I get why the law exists, this is just an unfortunate side effect.

These posts are getting old. “Man parks collection of fire trucks in front of house” “man parks airplane in driveway”. Can we stop defending these people? They are any eyesore, and they make the neighborhood look like a circus, which hurts house prices. What’s so wrong with neighbors trying to maintain their house…

People will be soft on this because it’s a vet, and we all want to support our vets. If it was out in the country, it wouldn’t be a problem.

We can launch bombers from Kansas and strike virtually any where on earth faster than any carrier can sail there.

Large target. Doesn’t move all that fast. Extremely powerful missiles guided by satellites with pinpoint accuracy.