Hmmm Here they come!!!!

[vitalidle]

Looks like our govt. isn't getting enough of our money already!!! They might be Knocking on your door next!

A retired chemist and his wife in Illinois are being threatened with felony charges — for operating a car that runs on vegetable oil and diesel fuel.

The Decatur Herald-Review reports two agents from the state revenue department came to the home of David and Eileen Wetzel in what one state legislator said amounted to "intimidation."

The Wetzels have been asked to post a $2,500 bond to get special licenses as fuel suppliers and receivers, even though they don't fit the state's own definitions. Eileen Wetzel calculated that the bond would cover their motor fuel tax for 51 years. And David Wetzel points out people who use hybrid vehicles are not taxed for their vehicle's electrical use.

[Logan]

Yeah, I belive the hybrid drivers even get a break on their taxes

[Ditty]

There is a song I like that goes like this:

"It's time to get a gun, that's what I'm thinkin'
I could aford one, if I did just a little less drinkin'.
Time to put some-thing', between me and the sun,
When the talking is over, it's time to get a gun."

If I were these folks in Ill, I'd have to say, PROVE IT! They have to PROVE that you are operating on Veg-Oil on public roads. It's not illegal to produce, transport, or sell veg-oil, so all you really have to say is, "I run veg-oil off road and on PRIVATE property."

Also, why are they felony charges? It's not a federal matter, it's a state matter. If anything, they are in violation of a state law, not a federal law.

[stump0331]

somebody raise the bull!@# flag

thats crap

[Dave]

That right there is total crap

screw the government

The tax was already paid on it if it was WVO from a resteraunt by the original user granted it was sales tax and not fuel tax but it was f'n taxed already!!!!!!


I am planning on a vegistroke setup for my truck I dare the state to try to nail me on it

I will remind them that hybrid owners get a tax break and that this in fact technically qualifys as a hybrid due to renewable fuels

[Dave]

Im sure Clay or Jason will chime in on this one as well

[99Smokin73Stroker]

Man that is just BS!! Sometimes the government is just totally wrong. this is one of those times.

[Rescuediver]

I doubt this will ever make national headlines, because even the tree-huggers will back these people on this one. And yes hybrid owners get a federal income tax break. Just like the DA in that Duke case some people need to try to make themselves feel important..

[stroker27]

i found this to go along with your rant

Politics

A little boy goes to his dad and asks, "What is politics?"

Dad says, "Well son, let me try to explain it this way: Im the breadwinner of the family, so lets call me capitalism. Your Mom, shes the administrator of the money, so well call her the Government. Were here to take care of your needs, so well call you the people. The nanny, well consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, well call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense,"

So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said. Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parents room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nannys room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed. The next morning, the little boy says to his father, "Dad, I thin k I Understand the concept of politics now." The father says, "Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about." The little boy replies, "Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep $#!*."

[straycat]

Stroker that is the funniest thing I have heard in ages LMFAO. You got to put that in the humor section.

Gord.