Not necessarily............there are different shades of "illegal." Think about this..........the vast majority of people who may do something like that are hard working, tax paying, family people who simply like to tinker with old cars. Cars that for the most part have been cast aside and sit rotting in some back yard or field, and that are contributing nothing to our economy.

Now, along comes Mr or Mrs Hot Rodder or Restorer and they begin the process of bringing that rusting hulk back to life. To do that they buy parts........lots of parts which are usually made and sold by American companies and also that taxes are paid on, both on the wholesale and retail level. It took jobs to make those parts, and the workers earned money and paid taxes and bought stuff that they paid taxes on.

Finally, the car is ready to drive and the owner pays his sales tax, license fees, insurance fees,and starts driving it. Now he buys gas that has road taxes on it, and buys more parts, also with more taxes on them. So what has happened is that something that was just sitting idle has created a whole new level of money being spent that goes to stimulate our economy.

I see it as Patriotism! (so where is the harm done??)


Don