User talk:Fletchermichael

Could you cite something for your |edit here? If you don't cite an argument, someone will revert it soon. It looks like original research. Although I respect it, your argument had a problem. The factory replacing old machinery with new machinery is not an accurate analogy because the factory owner does not need any government incentive to replace equipment, he replaces it at he deems it beneficial for his own profits. Likewise, consumers of gasoline already have the personal incentive to upgrade to a more efficient vehicle without the government stepping in. If consumers are unwilling to upgrade without the government incentive, then it is indicative that is not worth upgrading yet. Although if you take into account the negative externality of pollution, this externality is better internalized by a simple tax on gasoline, not by CAFE standards or cash for clunkers. Mac520 (talk) 23:39, 5 August 2009 (UTC)