Humph, which has to do with exactly what? Pointing fingers and saying “Well their plan is no better!” improves neither plan.
Try this since you like old sayings, You get as bad a government as you will stand for, and as good a government as you are willing to fight for.
If the plan is full of pork for either side of the aisle (or even bi-partisan pork), make your voice heard against it.
That stopped Bush from using the Bank bail out to help the auto companies, as well as killing the first bank bail out. And can (should) be used again to kill this pork laden bailout bill.
The fact remains that people will buy the sort of cars that THEY want to drive, not the sort that some people think they SHOULD drive.
Eliminating all other choices than those that fit your set of expectations is not exactly democratic, fair or in any way a good idea.
Look at how loudly some people yell, not because the sort of car they want isn’t available, but because types of cars they disapprove of ARE available.
Should I not yell with equal vigor to defend MY choices?
This will actually be a huge windfall for the Auto Makers. Granted they will have to basically custom build cars for each state, but in return they get a big sales bonus.
If I move to California or some other state, I might not be able to register my car and have to buy a new one.
Already got one tick when I moved to a state that had a law about how dark you could tint your windows from one where you needed a dark tint if you weren’t going to fry from the intensity of the sun light.
The plan should stand or fall on its own merit. Lets look at the plan and its “earmarks”. Does it or does it not contain more pork than things actually likely to stimulate tyhe economy?
If it does (and it does) then send it back until a better one comes along. Other wise we merely have another pork barrel rolling in that will increase our national debt and garner about the same effective benefit as the bank bail out and previous stimulus package. That is to say zilch.
Enter the door to exit the building.