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Thursday, March 29, 2012

This Is Correct

Today someone took issue with me saying Steve Cohen wasn't doing anything to gain relief for those facing hardship due to their check engine light. Last week he said he took the plight of Memphians to Capitol Hill, after he himself spent several hundred dollars to get his turned off.. Councilman Lee Harris has also expressed his displeasure with the law as well, but he can't change it. Oh, something may be done before election time to give Democrat incumbents something to put in their win column. How does that help people trying to pass inspection now though? The damage will already be done. Depending on what side of the coin you're on. This is  one of those taxes levied on the poor without them knowing. Though they drive on city streets and smog up the air with their cars. People in the suburbs and surrounding places don't have to worry about this new law. This only affects certain areas.

I don't really know what her issue was with my comment. Maybe she was just feeling her "Wheaties", and thought she could make me eat my words. Obviously she doesn't listen to the show.  " I'm not always right, but I'm never wrong" . I'm  put off when people try to correct you by changing the original question. No one really cares if it is city or state in charge of auto inspections. The question is whether Congressman Cohen is doing anything to get this changed? The answer is still the same. No Don't you think the authors of this legislation knew what they were doing? This is the poor peoples contribution to the auto industry. Since they can't or won't buy new cars. Don't give  them a choice. This is designed to rid us of the "Ghetto Cruiser". Anything older than a 2000 won't be worth the money. The bottom line is this is not going away soon. When and if anything happens it will be because it's time..

http://dmvanswers.com/questions/346/Does-my-state-require-a-car-inspection

5 comments:

  1. Daphne12:10 PM

    I agree with you, but I'm not just against the check engine light issue. I also question emissions testing for Memphians in general. I've been combing the internet for answers to my questions: My quest is to find out the quality of our air each year for the past 10-20 years and if it has actually improved as a result of these inspections. According to another article on the abc24 website, Janet Hooks said she was told we had the "dirtiest" air. What exactly does that mean? Sounds like the emissions tests are NOT working. With Memphis being a main thoroughfare for travelers I'm not sure more stringent emissions control for ONLY Memphians is the answer. The citizens of Memphis are being blamed for something that we have no control over but yet we're penalized as if we're the cause of that problem. Doesn't sound right.

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  2. This is yet another way the poor are being burdened with a hidden tax. Councilwoman Fullilove was on the radio today kicking the can.

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