BS: U.S.Really does promote clean fuels

Subject: BS: U.S.Really does promote clean fuels
From: frogprince
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:47 AM

This is from the current tax instruction booklet. Trust me; if you read through it you will find it interesting.
    "If you placed a qualified clean-fuel vehicle in service in 2005, yoy can deduct $2,000 on line 36 if you did not use the vehicle in your business (other than as an employee)....

A qualified clean-fuel vehicle:
1. Must be acquired new and for your own use.
2. Must satisfy any federal and state emissions standards.
3. Is designed to be propelled by a clean-burning fuel, such as natural gas, liquified natural gas, liquified petroleum gas, hydrogen, or electricity.

   A qualified clean-fuel vehicle includes certain gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles such as the Ford Escape Hybrid, Honda Insight,...and Toyota Prius. It does not include electric vehicles.

Subject: RE: BS: U.S.Really does promote clean fuels
From: Bobert
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 12:18 PM

Hmmmmmmmm? And these tax breaks from the same folks who gave out mega tax breaks for companies and small businesses to go out and buy gas guzzling SUV's and trucks just 2 years ago, except it was a lot more than $2000 off taxable income???...

Subject: RE: BS: U.S.Really does promote clean fuels
From: frogprince
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 04:03 PM

The thing is, be sure to read both point number 3 and the last sentence of the quote. It's straight quote to the end; I didn't get the ending quotation marks on.

Subject: RE: BS: U.S.Really does promote clean fuels
From: Barry Finn
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 04:41 PM

All this is a day late & a dollar shot. This is because they now have to at least address the issue, which this does not. The tax breaks the government offers for energency producers to side step the issue is an insult. They should close the loop holes of the upgrading of plants & instead of giving out huge benifits for making the situation worstfine the bastards for non complince with the stricter regulations. We are not promoting clean air we are paying out more to those who are producing toxic waste & putting it into Our air.
Barry

Subject: RE: BS: U.S.Really does promote clean fuels
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 04:45 PM

Couldn't a good lawnyer make a case for a push bike being a vehicle propelled by "a clean-burning fuel", viz good healthy eating? Or a horse drawn vehicle, of course, propelled by natural grass.

Subject: RE: BS: U.S.Really does promote clean fuels
From: frogprince
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 04:48 PM

I think whoever edited the tax instructions may have been on some natural grass...

Subject: RE: BS: U.S.Really does promote clean fuels
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:07 PM

At the recent Motor Show, Premier Beatty made a great fuss about how the V8 fuel-guzzling Race Cars are now all using Cleaner Greener 5% Alcohol Petrol... still scratching my head...

Subject: RE: BS: U.S.Really does promote clean fuels
From: Rapparee
Date: 04 Mar 06 - 09:51 PM

My next vehicle will almost certainly be a hybrid. But I'll tell ya, I'm getting damned sick and tired of driving fuel-efficient cars and seeing what I save wasted by people in Expeditions and stuff like that. I can only console myself with the thought that maybe the bit I save actually goes to fuel an ambulance or life-flight helicopter.