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NADA's Washington Week

August 18, 2000
vol. 1, no. 25

Contents:
Gore Pledges to Reform the Estate Tax and End the Marriage Penalty
NADA Calls for a Single, National Low-sulfur Diesel-fuel Standard



Gore Pledges to Reform the Estate Tax and End the Marriage Penalty

In accepting his party's nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention, Vice President Al Gore detailed his policy agenda in an effort to demonstrate that he is prepared to lead the country and to distinguish himself from his opponent, Texas Gov. George W. Bush. Gore pledged to reform – but not eliminate – the estate tax and end the marriage penalty "the right and fair way."

Gore said that he would provide tax-free savings accounts to supplement Social Security and tax incentives for small businesses to provide pension coverage. But he said he would resist Bush's plan for partial privatization of the retirement system, which would "strip one out of every six dollars from the Social Security trust fund" for personal savings accounts.

The vice president also said he would offer "a full range of targeted tax cuts to working families." His opponent, he charged, would provide "a huge tax cut for the wealthy at the expense of everyone else and wreck our good economy in the process." Specifically, Gore promised cuts to help people save for college and pay for health insurance and child care.

[Editor's Note: NADA has actively lobbied for the repeal of the estate tax and for marriage penalty relief.]

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NADA Calls for a Single, National Low-sulfur Diesel-fuel Standard

NADA this week urged regulators to implement a single, national low-sulfur diesel-fuel standard as soon as possible, so heavy- and light-duty diesel engines equipped with complex, sulfur sensitive emissions-control devices will function properly.

In comments filed with the Environmental Protection Agency, NADA said that while it endorses EPA's proposal for tighter emissions standards for heavy-duty diesel engines, the standards must be appropriately enabled by lowsulfur fuels and must not negatively impact powertrain performance, durability, reliability, fuel economy, cost or availability.

NADA cautioned that while a low sulfur fuel is essential for further emissions reductions, it must not be forced onto the marketplace too soon or at too high a price. Adequate lead time is essential given the fuel price sensitivity of the trucking industry. Since the new fuel must be readily available before new powertrains are introduced, its realistic availability should drive the final rule's heavy-duty diesel engines emissions deadlines and phase-ins.

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