[seruzawa]

Re: Bureaucrats Want Smokeing Curtailed.

i wouldnt get too excited about this..there are thousands of these type papers published every year by the Govt mostly as discussion documents...the percentage that make it into any sort of law or directive is pretty low....the most onerous criteria that any manufacturer has to meet is the tar/nicotine regulations which apply regardless of smoking habits....and they'll never ban smoking in open areas like parks or in your own car or home.....

Get complacent and they will.

The Japanese big 4 no longer need motorcycle lines at all to remain highly profitable companies. Make it too hard on them and they'll stop exporting to the US and EU.

Sorry if my opinion is too far out of the mainstream.

 

[seruzawa]

Don't worry. As soon as Chuck hears about this these bureaucrats will be in a world of pain.

 

[seruzawa]

How does one get in on being a filthy rich oil baron? To listen to people you'd think that there was an Evil Capitalist Oppressor_tm hiding behind every bush (pun intended). How can I get in on the action? Just think of all the motorcycles and cars I could own if I was an ECO_tm. First off I'd get a McLarenF1.

 

[seruzawa]

Re: Bureaucrats Want Smokeing Curtailed.

Rolling Hills, Ca banned smoking in your own backyard. Jawohl!

 

[seruzawa]

I don't know, Buz. I mean history is full of companies that made incredibly stupid decsions based on weird ideas. A prime example was the decision of the US auto industry in the 60's to purposefully build cars poorly so as to increase their repeat sales (they thought). Instead they drove customers by the millions to Japanese cars.



Or how about BSA's decison to invest a shytpot full of money in trikes 'cause some genius thought that trikes would be the wave of the future? Bankrupted the company.



I can easily see some MBAed twit blaming the drop in car sales on motorcycles in order to deflect attention from his own incompetence.