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Originally Posted by DonovanTrent
I heard a supposed conservative saying the other day on the radio "if they want to get $3 billion into the economy, they should just give every person an equal share of the cash."
Dumb dumb dumb. First of all, that REALLY goes against conservative values (a government handout that isn't a scaled tax rebate), but most of all, that would ONLY get $3 billion moving, and most people would either just pay bills or save it. Cash for Clunkers got $3 billion injected into the economy PLUS the movement of the rest of the cash spent on the upgraded vehicles, which far outweighs the govt injection.
Even though it's just money moving into different pockets, it's a big prod on consumer spending, which is the thing that REALLY needs to get back to normal in order to get things moving back in the right direction. I see no failure.
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That is fucking stupid.
The main reason I am for programs like this is because it is rewarding those who have (most likely) paid into the system, have good credit (good enough for a car anyway) and they deserve some of their tax money back.
I dont like the mandate to crush the cars or the 13 pages of paper work or the fact that now that it is "successful" they decide to suspend it. Not to mention the length its taking to pay the dealerships back. This is where the failure part of the program kicks in. And gives people a look into the future of government run health care. It raises legitimate concerns.