08-23-2009, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by rustyBob
there are people out there that for whatever reason cant afford to update or replace there older vehicles and this would be the perfect opportunity for the government to step up and GIVE them a better more fuel effecient vehicle for them improve there lives and take those old clunkers off the road.
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This is EXACTLY my arguement on the program. If the TRUE goal was to remove "clunkers" and boost the economy a little. You've boosted slightly by getting people to buy new cars. But how many "clunkers" were really taken off the roads? Wouldn't it have been a better decision to allow poeple who can't afford a new car to trade their TRUE clunker in on one of htese not so bad cars? And then, why kill the motors? Blacklist the VIN and sell the cars to junk yards who can part them out.
My feelings on this program are that it has shown a FALSE boost in economy. As of today the program is over, and I will put money on the fact that dealerships are going to struggle the rest of the year to sell cars. Everyone who might have been interested already got one!
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