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2009-07-24 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-07-24 10:14|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 "Is 'Cash for Clunkers' for Chumps?"

Well, yeah.

Considering who thought it up, what else would you expect?

And besides the problem mentioned in the article, you'd also have a car payment, which many of these idiots don't have right now.

"Clueless loons" comes to mind....

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2009-07-24 12:41|| 2009-07-24 12:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Man, is it just me, or are cars' prices going up way faster than the alleged official rate of inflation? I buy dirt-cheap new cars, so I've been not paying attention to the mid-line, but when the hell did a bare-bones mini-van crack 28k?

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2009-07-24 13:09|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2009-07-24 13:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Don't be a chump, car prices are up BECAUSE of this "Subsidy", The dealership tacks the 4 grand onto ALL and the profit doubles.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-07-24 14:56|| 2009-07-24 14:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Oh, it gets better--the program regs require that the engine of the traded-in "clunker" be destroyed by running it without oil until it siezes up--and then the remains have to be crushed. You're not allowed to strip it for parts.

In other words, perfectly useful machinery has to be reduced to scrap.

Wonder what the tree-huggers have to say about that?

Posted by Mike 2009-07-24 15:43|| 2009-07-24 15:43|| Front Page Top

#5 In other words, perfectly useful machinery has to be reduced to scrap.

Hey, classical WPA and NRA practice. Forcing farmers to destroy their crops and spill their milk while people go hungry to 'pump' the economy.

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-07-24 15:55|| 2009-07-24 15:55|| Front Page Top

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