Reply #27: Incentives are fine, but forcing people to buy new vehicles is short sighted and cruel

[Howzit]

If a poor or job-less person owns a nearly worthless gas guzzler and uses less than $50 worth of fuel a month, why is this such an affront to anyone's sensibilities? Forcing them to buy new or used hybrids or other "approved" vehicles is a massive burden.

By all means offer incentives to stimulate and "green" the economy, but banning old or large vehicles that pass current emissions laws cannot be justified except by those building and selling new vehicles.