this is part of the subsidy to American car companies.

American Big Three cannot compete with Asian/European cars, so they gave up and erected a regulatory barriers to protect their market:

1. chicken tax 2. Section 179 Deduction - allows writeoff of Vehicles Over 6000 lbs for people non-W2 people (self-employed and small business owners) 3. CAFE footpring and "light truck" loophole and CAFE exemtpions for US trucks

everything designed to protect Big Three's highest margin products at cost of human lives