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Folks,

Spending $30 M to subsidize the removal of little used older
vehicles - the ones most likely to be scrapped - appears to be at
odds with California's current fiscal reality.

Alternative means of eradicating 'gas guzzlers' that contribute to
improving California's finances would be: 1. Raising gas taxes; and
2. Increasing registration fees for large/heavy vehicles. These
would affect overall driving and purchasing habits for the entire
population, and thus would have a much larger impact.

The $30 M earmarked for scapping the older 'guzzlers' contributing
to smog etc., could then be applied towards reducing taxes on low
income Californians, who might otherwise be unfairly harmed by the
gas tax increases.

I urge you to select one of the two revenue enhancing options
above rather than spending more public funds on a problem that will
go away on its own, as these old vehicles decay.

- Ian Voermann