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2009-08-01 Home Front: Politix

House rushes to rescue 'cash for clunkers' program

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Posted by Fred 2009-08-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 I'll keep my clunkers and they can shove the $4000. up thier bloody 4th point of contact.

Posted by Besoeker 2009-08-01 00:22|| 2009-08-01 00:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Using hard earned taxpayer dollars to destroy perfectly good machinery. So that's how Comrade Obama will make us all wealthy.

Posted by ed 2009-08-01 00:28|| 2009-08-01 00:28|| Front Page Top

#3 How environmentally conscienus. or whatever.

I cant spell, they cannot govern worth a shit.

Posted by newc">newc 2009-08-01 00:40|| 2009-08-01 00:40|| Front Page Top

#4 I'll take your spelling over their government, newc.

Posted by SteveS 2009-08-01 01:03|| 2009-08-01 01:03|| Front Page Top

#5 I have an old saab (1991 classic) (3rd car) I would love to use with this but... it get's too good gas mileage to qualify. One would think needing a tetanus shot to work on it would be qualification enough.

sigh

Posted by 3dc 2009-08-01 02:30|| 2009-08-01 02:30|| Front Page Top

#6 This is yet another case of rewarding bad behavior. If I bought a fuel efficient machine 10 years ago, I get nada. If I bought a gas guzzler, $9,000 gift from the government and its wholly owned automobile subsidiary.

Posted by Cromoter the Imposter3239 2009-08-01 07:46|| 2009-08-01 07:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Every car traded in nixes the tax collected from one me-type taxpayer.

Also will drive up cost of used vehicles.

Everyone loses money. End it.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-08-01 16:19|| 2009-08-01 16:19|| Front Page Top

#8 If I bought a fuel efficient machine 10 years ago, I get nada.

If you bought a fuel-effient machine ten years ago, Cromoter the Imposter3239, you probably saved enough over the past two years in the cost of refueling to buy a new vehicle for cash... and have the smug feeling to show for it. Which puts you ahead of those now eagerly taking on a new car payment.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-08-01 17:36|| 2009-08-01 17:36|| Front Page Top

#9 But, the fair thing would be to give you the discount first TW - even if you bought it with cash. Otherwise, bad behavior is just rewarded?

Sort of like bailing out the folks with Million dollar interest only home loans... instead of the folks a few dollars shy on that fixed rate cheap home...

Posted by 3dc 2009-08-01 18:55|| 2009-08-01 18:55|| Front Page Top

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