American
Truckers Just Got BAD News From Obama… This Is a Total Disgrace USA NEWS
American
truckers, and the big rigs they drive, are literally the lifeblood of this
nation, transporting food, raw materials and finished goods from one end of the
country to the other and back again, delivering what is needed where it is
needed when it is needed on a daily basis.
But
those truckers just had a major roadblock placed in their way, courtesy of
President Barack Obama’s Environmental Protection Agency, and the consequences
for not only the trucking industry, but America as a whole, could be
devastating.
According
to The Daily Caller, the EPA just announced on Tuesday that it had yet again
made changes to the fuel emissions standards that govern big rig semi-trucks,
large work trucks, vans and buses, all in the name of fighting the ever-elusive
“climate change.”
Of
course, many in the trucking industry will find it incredibly difficult and
costly to meet these strict new standards that take effect in 2018, especially
when they are already struggling to meet the heightened standards just put in
place a few years ago.
This
is particularly true for small businesses and independent truckers, so the
administration has given them an “out” that reeks of Chicago-style extortion.
Yes,
the EPA has instituted a special fine that can be paid by those who fail to
comply with the new standards, allowing them to continue their business
operations, for a price. There is no word on exactly how this fine will
magically make their vehicles no longer pollute or be considered harmful to the
environment.
Sadly,
it actually took pressure from Congress for the EPA to even offer the extraordinary
non-compliance fine, as they were apparently content to simply put out of
business those companies and independent truckers unwilling or unable to
upgrade their vehicles to meet the increasingly high bar set by the agency.
Keep
in mind that the high costs of these new regulations, whether through vehicle
upgrades or through the fine, will ultimately be passed along to the end
consumer. Simple economics here folks.
This
should not be viewed simply as an attack on truckers and the trucking industry,
therefore, but on America and American consumers as a whole.
But
it is what we have come to expect from the Obama administration by now, and
what we know we will get in Obama’s third term under a potential Hillary
Clinton administration.
Something
tells me that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wouldn’t make life
so difficult for the truckers that quite literally keep this country running as
smooth as possible.
Please
share this on Facebook and Twitter to help spread the word that Obama’s EPA is
going after truckers and the trucking industry again, hitting them with new
regulations and an extortion-like fine for failing to comply.
What do you think of the EPA forcing truckers to meet
strict new standards or pay a fine for failing to comply? Scroll down to comment below!
Source
: www.conservativetribune.com
http://www.presidentialvoting2016.com/american-truckers-just-got-bad-news-obama-total-disgrace/
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