Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:03:32 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

The last time Hatteras took it on the chin like this was when GHWB's
administration put a "luxury tax" on boats. In essence, it closed the
original Hatteras facility in High Point for good....
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpag...C0A9679582 60

Um...no?

That was strictly the work of Ted Kennedy, et.al. - I remember it
well.


What we have now is a Dubya-Dick "luxury tax," part and parcel of an
administration too busy to promote sensible energy policies because the
ones we have now make their buddies rich.