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Joan Ganz Cooney | 08/13/2009 11:00 pm

Joan Ganz Cooney: Those Against Cash for Clunkers Should Remember WWII

By Joan Ganz Cooney RSS
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In response to: Should Cash for Clunkers be given for foreign cars? Why or why not?
Joan Ganz Cooney
I like the "green" aspects of Cash for Clunkers so I support cash for foreign clunkers, especially if they are replaced by fuel-efficient cars and if it helps the American auto industry. As someone who remembers World War 2 and our need for airplanes and tanks, I want to see a strong manufacturing base again in the U.S. So Cash for Clunkers strikes me as a good idea for more than one reason.

Read more about: Cars, Cash for Your Clunker, Economy, Finance, Money

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canuck canuck
They are crushing these cars and sending them OVERSEAS … this does not help America at all … just adds to the debt … no wonder people are so angry right now
By canuck canuck on 08/14/2009 1:26 am
deber B

canuck, we just can’t make this stuff up, can we?   Now our used car businesses are a standstill.   Is it too much to ask that this administration do something right?     If they can’t run Cash for Clunkers, a very small program, correctly, like "reimbursing" the dealerships for their upfront outlay (remember these dealerships haven’t been selling cars for over a year)   before they ran out of money, how can we expect them to run healthcare for Americans?  

Healthcare Reform is a bridge too far for the Harvard guys.

By deber B on 08/14/2009 5:22 am
deber B

"Economists can argue back and forth in the media about the effect of big government programs such as the stimulus package and Obamacare but few things have illustrated government waste as effectively as this disturbing YouTube video in which a well running Volvo engine was destroyed as part of the Cash for Clunkers program. This video is currently going viral on the Web and has sparked outraged comments from many people whom I suspect have previously remained somewhat uninterested in the often elusive topic of economics. However, the wasteful destruction of this car seems to have awakened an economic sense of revulsion to an extent rarely seen before. "

Now some DEALERSHIPS are asking their customers to sign a document that if the government DOESN’T reimburse them for fronting the $4500 the customer will pay it back to them.    Even the dealerships have no confidence in this administration to actually stand behind their commitment.    Folks, this country is in trouble from lack of leadership.

Here is a sampling of their YouTube comments which are in sharp contrast to the glowing praise of the Cash for Clunkers program prevalent in the MSM:

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/p-j-gladnick/2009/08/02/cash-clunkers-video-sparks-outrage-over-wasteful-government-programs

By deber B on 08/14/2009 5:35 am