[Carlhole]

msnbc

[pedalling_faster]

"By December, Souza was able to replace the motorcycle engine's kickstarter with a car ignition, and add in a gearbox with reverse. The mostly Fiat shrimpmobile can reach 50 mph on the highway, and Souza has been able to use it to find a home and a job in the local sugarcane fields.

Souza says his next goal will be to save enough money to have a garage for his creation. We wouldn't bet against him."



such motivation & innovation used to be quite common in America. it still happens, just not as often.

[MarkJ]

Our U.S. regulations make it tough for many of the poor to own cars.

I recently offered a free car to a poor relative, but they had no on-street, or off-street parking, plus couldn't afford the cost of registration, inspection, insurance, maintenance, repairs, 4 new tires, parking tickets, towing/impound fees, gas, oil etc.

If they wanted to build a garage for a vehicle, the cost of land, permits, surveys, variances, materials, professional labor and increased assessments/property taxes would make it financially impossible for many employment/income/credit challenged residents.

[Pretorian]

And when it happens, look how far it goes.. Bunk bed and a sugar cane field.

[Novus]

such motivation & innovation used to be quite common in America. it still happens, just not as often.

It just happens to be against the law in America. Nobody is allowed to compete with GM (Government Motors). You can't even build a tool shed in America without government interference because the bankers and real estate swindlers will want a piece of the pie. Government regulation exists to keep the little guys down so they don't threaten the big business oligarchs or the banks.

[Revi]

I built my own car and drove it for 2 years. What's the problem? It got the equivalent of 200 miles per gallon, and when it ran out of energy all I had to do is park it facing the sun and come back in an hour.

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