Ever hear of the "Chicken tax"?

[Mac]

This stupid tax shows how several governments are pinheaded, stupid people! Explains a lot on what has happened in the domestic truck market for years. The Japanese small truck maunufaturers used to import their trucks without the beds, Subiru put two seats in the back of the BRAT, why the Japanese built truck plants in the US. Even Ford imports the Tranports in as Wagons to be quickly converted to vans. That also explains the demise of the VW cab with a truck bed. Interesting.


"Two obstacles preventing the future overseas Ranger from showing up here are Ford’s all-new engine lineup for the 2011 F-150 half-ton pickup, which includes a new fuel-efficient Duratec 3.7-liter V-6, and the so-called “chicken tax” which imposes a pricey 25 percent import tax on pickups manufactured in most countries outside the U.S., including Thailand.

The term "chicken tax" originated in the early '60s during a trade dispute between the U.S. and Europe over U.S.-imported chickens, which were slapped with a special tax to protect West German farmers. The U.S. responded by slapping a 25 percent tariff on trucks imported from Europe and other countries."

http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2006/02/should-the-us-keep-the-chicken-tax.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125357990638429655.html

 

[Ferrell]

I'd agree on this, all the governments are foolish and like someone said once before in history, i forget who it was. But he said "War is something rich people do when their bored, but the poor people suffer."

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Not to mention the emissions standards that have kept diesels out of here, as well as crash standards which have kept full four doors out of here.

 

[BlackBII]

.........

Show me ONE government Tax, Law, Bill...etc. that ISN'T a pissing match between two PEOPLE.

It's all bullshit that is created by people with power with their own vendettas and quest for power and wealth.

 

[straycat]

No...but I heard of the Rat Tax. Congress has too many crooks running it. Keeeel them all!!! Give America back to the Americans.....thank you very much!!

 

[snake]

election coming up. Lets fire EVERYONE except maybe ron paul and a few other true conservatives. Very few...

 

[GoodOld85BlueBalls]

 

[LearjetMinako]

 

[AllanD]

Not to mention the emissions standards that have kept diesels out of here, as well as crash standards which have kept full four doors out of here.

That and the fact that the import diesels would not run on US spec diesel fuel...


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[85_Ranger4x4]

Personally, if they can't make it here I don't care to see it here anyway.