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[Maria C Winslow <maria.winslow AT windows-linux.com>]

I think it's hard to spend $75k on an SUV, so maybe this is more for cement 
trucks and the like?

(but this doesn't change the question of whether we are on a sure-fire course 
for hell!) 

Maria

On Wednesday 22 January 2003 10:31 am, David R. Matusiak wrote:
> anyone else listen to NPR all day yesterday?
>
> at one point, i swear i heard something about President
> Dumbfu^H^H^H^H^H^Dubya issuing tax credits to small and medium business
> owners who spend more than X amount of dollars (i think it was $75K,
> but...) ON A VEHICLE THAT WEIGHS MORE THAN 6000 POUNDS GVW?!?!?!?
> (thats gross vehicle weight)
>
> essentially, this 'law' would encourage more stupid americans to buy
> fscking sport utility vehicles!  and the "write-off" would be entirely
> in the first year of ownership, whereas it used to take years to
> depreciate such costs.
>
> is anything improving?  or are we on a sure-fire coarse for hell?