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Re: Bush's high energy costs and cuts in teacher salaries
Posted by Ju on 3/21/04

    Oh, those horrible SUV's! I drive one everyday. I use much less gas than any of
    the other vehicles at my house. How can anyone else say that I don't "need" the
    car that I choose to drive? It's not your right to make such decisions.


    On 3/14/04, sue wrote:
    > The Democrats twist anything....like weapons of mass destruction?
    >
    > Large SUVs use extraordinary amounts of fuel. They pollute the air because they
    > don't have the same clean air standards as other vehicles. They are the leading
    > source of one vehicle accidents (they roll over easily, especially in the hands
    > of drivers who think they handle like cars...if you drive a large SUV and don't
    > have special training you could roll it over by hitting a curb incorrectly), and
    > they sit high so they override the safety side bars of cars making them a danger
    > to others. As for gas guzzler drivers being terrorists, I think it is worse. I
    > think large SUV owners are quilty of vanity and conspicuous consumption. There is
    > simply no need for a large SUV. As for your statement twisting my words from
    > Bush's silly taxcut for gas hoggish SUVs into a terrorist statement, I find it a
    > way to avoid reality. Under Bush public education has taken economic hits that
    > are going to impact teachers for years. Already, many districts have LOWERED the
    > salaries they are going to receive, and at least one has taken a four percent
    > reduction in pay. While Bush is giving his rich friends tax breaks, public school
    > teachers are paying for them. Now, tell me why you are a Repubican?
    >
    >
    > On 3/14/04, shelby wrote:
    >> Sue- honestly I wasn't looking at the details. I just think its ridiculous to
    >> say that you get a tax break solely based on the vehicle you drive. Or that
    >> only the rich may drive a large vehicle or drive a gas guzzler. Do you also
    >> believe that SUV drivers are terrorists?
    >> Democrats will twist ANYTHING to make it sound good for them.


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