Reply #6: The Macomb ounty (MI) "Reagan Democrats" Argument [View All]

[Coastie for Truth]

The argument goes like this - if we in any way seek to either

1) Limit SUV sales, or
2) Increase SUV fuel economy, or
3) Raise CAFE (corporate average fuel economy)

the SUV buyers will abandon Detroit and buy imported SUVs.

The fallacies:

1) Detroit makes the biggest, most gas guzzling SUVs,
2) Detroit makes, roughly, the same size-weight-mileage range of SUVs as foreign manufacturers.
3) So, what are they going to buy?????

Who and what are we talking about here?

1) Macomb County "Reagan Democrats"
2) Who fled Detroit after the first school buses began to roll,
3) With the mind set of their brothers who

Once again - the "Macomb County Reagan Democrats" and API (American Petroleum Institute) and NAAMA (North American Automobile Manufacturers Association) win.

The devil with them!