Dealers Souring on Clunker Program--> Government Not Paying on Time

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/ The Lid ^ | 8/15/09 | The Lid

[Shellybenoit]

This is the same government that wants to take over your health care. Many auto dealers are getting upset that the government is being very slow paying them back the money they laid out for the Cash for Clunkers program.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting that some dealerships are owed more than $100,000 resulting in difficulty making payroll:

It [Cash for Clunkers] has generated the most showroom traffic they have had in months while at the same time heaping unease, frustration and worry onto the industry's worst-ever downturn.

As of the close of business Friday, there was talk in the industry that some dealers are considering pulling out of the clunkers program altogether.

"A number of dealers have floated $100,000 to upwards of $1 million or more" on the clunkers program, said Bill Sepic, president of the Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association.

[al baby]

And they think they should take over health care To hell with them

[Dumpster Baby]

Hope all that communist BS doesn't change their fortunes for the worse.

;^)

[bareford101]

This, IMO, was what the obamanation was using to try and distract us from healthcare.

didn’t work though... actually about ready to turn around and bite him

[cubreporter]

And so what else is new???? :)

[freebilly]

This is supposed to surprise us...?

[wombtotomb]

Heres how it goes

Amtrak-Fail
Post Office-Fail
Public Schools-Fail
Social Security-Fail
Medicare-Fail
Stimulous-Fail
Bailouts-Fail
GM takeover-Fail
Chrysler takeover-Fail
Fannie Mae-Fail
Freddie Mac-Fail
This is off the top of my head

What made dealerships think that Cash for Clunkers wouldn’t fail

This is what makes the American people not interested in seeing the next one put on the list

Healthcare-?

[RAO1125]

Is anybody really surprised?

[digger48]

UH oh....sounds like someone needs another Stimulus

[donhunt]

The government can’t even run a used car lot!

[DariusBane]

Thats right, Caesar throwing bread and coin into the crowd

[FlingWingFlyer]

Just last week, Obama's eunuchs in the state run media were telling us that "Cash for Clunkers" was the greatest thing since sliced bread. A stroke of brilliance. It sure sounds like that was just another load from the piggies in the media.

ObamaCare sure is going to be fun.

sarc/

[snoringbear]

“UH oh....sounds like someone needs another Stimulus”

Yeah, I waiting for the Cash For Bassboats.

[snoringbear]

“UH oh....sounds like someone needs another Stimulus”

Yeah, I waiting for the Cash For Bassboats.

[csmusaret]

Obamacare is such a disaster they would have to let FEMA run it.

[chiefqc]

Buy,but,but obozo told them they would get paid.

Oh wait I forgot I was talking about obozo, you know him he’s the current phony squatter soiling the Whitehouse and never tells the truth.

Never Mind.

[MarkL]

You missed a few...

When the house and senate “dining rooms” (restaurants for the house and senate staffers and guests, as well as the congress-critters) were run by the house and senate, they constantly had to be “bailed out” by congress, just to meet payroll and pay their bills. Once they were contracted out, they became self supporting.

But the BEST was when the Mustang Ranch, at the time, the best known, most famous legal brothel in NV, was taken over by the feds, because the owner, Joe Conforte was charged with tax evasion and fled the country. It was a business that was generating millions in profits, but after the feds took over, it began losing money, and eventually the government closed it down, unable to make money selling sex. This is probably the first time that’s happened in all of the history of mankind.

Mark

[kcvl]

This is the same government that wants to take over your health care. Many auto dealers are getting upset that the government is being very slow paying them back the money they laid out for the Cash for Clunkers program.

Welcome to the world of pharmacy reimbursement, hospital reimbursement and doctor reimbursement. The government NEVER PAYS ON TIME! Hello! What do you expect they can't run a post office either.

Sometimes they are EIGHT - TEN MONTHS BEHIND (you try that when paying your bills) on Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement. And there is NOTHING you can do about it. They will stall payment by making you submit MORE FORMS claiming you didn't file them properly. LIARS!

When you think of having govenment run health care just remember what it's like to deal with the IRS (x 100)!

YOU DO NOT WANT THEM RUNNING YOUR HEALTH CARE!!!

[wombtotomb]

I am sure that more freepers will add to the list with their little nuggets like yours. Sad state of affairs

I’m from the government and I am here to help. PFFFFFT~

[Dumpster Baby]

Yeah, I waiting for the Cash For Bassboats.

I don't care who you are, that there's funny.