[antceecee]

Cash for Clunkers is a Dem big Government give away for votes. It has absolutely NOTHING to do with conscientious concern for recycling and the environment.

[Sender]

Desperate to show some improvement in the economy, C4C gives a temporary boost to new car sales, relieving the bulging backlog of unsold cars and gives a temporary boost to the unions Obama is beholden to. See, people are buying new cars again. The stimulus is working. Right?

But it can't go on forever. When the C4C money runs out for good, new car sales will hit the wall. Many people who could afford to buy new will have already done so while the "free" money was available. Those who have no job or shaky jobs will continue patching up Old Bertha.

Cash for Clunkers is a lot like Mayor Daley's "gun buy-back" program. All hat, no cattle.

If they really want stimulus, long-lasting, meaningful stimulus, make incentives to manufacture all those Chinese goods right here. Tax incentives, hiring incentives, expansion incentives. If we're working and making a decent paycheck, we'll buy some cars.