Another thing to recall about the “Cash for Clunkers” program is how it hurts the poor. The program will take these “clunkers” off the street and give them to the government to destroy. But these are precisely the kinds of cars that poor or fixed-income people tend to purchase. Most of these “clunkers” are of course in fine shape, but they are not “green” enough according to government determinations. So poor people who cannot afford to purchase new, government-approved (and thus artificially expensive) automobiles will be told to “go take a hike” – literally!
The government having melted down these “clunkers,” the market in low priced used cars will dry up, thus driving up cost and further hurting poor and working people as well as seniors and others on fixed income. Grandma who just needs a cheap old car to get down to the pharmacy for her prescriptions will thus be forced to walk or hire a cab, as the finance companies will take a look at her social security income and say “next!”
Cash for clunkers is an attack on the poor for the benefit of government-connected Big Auto big-wigs and GMAC-style bankster/moneylenders. As with most government programs, the poor get the short end of the stick.
The only “cash for clunkers” that would have made any sense would be one that targets old cars that have failed emissions and can’t be fixed up. A very small percentage of cars on the roads are responsible for a high percentage of emissions.
This could potentially get old, heavily polluting and probably dangerous cars off the roads.
A net 4 MPG mileage gain does almost nothing for fuel use or any sort of pollution control.
Maybe she could get those good people from AmeriCorp/ACORN to pick up her prescriptions...afterall, they have access to $8 billion of taxpayers money. They will be in the neighborhood harassing White middle-class people anyway.
Can you believe that your congress is giving your money to these thugs.
Exactly right
They are destroying the engines by removing the oil and running a substance through the engine and running it until it is destroyed.
They are crushing the rest of the car.
Yup, it’s a plan to force people into not driving cars (unless you are rich.)
It’s all about control
This program is about as green the sky.
As someone who has owned his share of clunker, I’d say you are 100% correct.