US House Passes 'Cash For Clunkers' Bill

DOW JONES NEWSWIRES via CNN ^ | June 09, 2009 | Josh Mitchell

[prismsinc]

This thing sounds A LOT like the gun take-back programs going on around the country.

Why do the vehicles need to be destroyed? What I sanity!!!

The guns that are taken back are also destroyed.

[prismsinc]

This thing sounds A LOT like the gun take-back programs going on around the country.

Why do the vehicles need to be destroyed? What insanity!!!

The guns that are taken back are also destroyed.

[raybbr]

Yeah, but what if your old clunker gets 30mpg like my ‘95 Jetta?

[xcamel]

FYI:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;q=quick;s=Clunkers

[Biggirl]

If this was to happen, what you have mentioned will become all the rage.

[R. Scott]

The voucher would be worth $3,500 if the newer vehicle achieved a 4 mpg increase in fuel economy.

A 4 mpg increase in a new vehicle won’t be hard to find. That’s going to be a lot of money paid out - where’s it coming from?

[carcraft]

I’m trying to build a fast truck, I want a gas guzzler

[oblomov]

That’s why you would want to buy a gas guzzler. Parts will be extremely cheap and easy to find.

[cbkaty]

"It's defying the laws of economics and saying we can manufacture enough demand to keep the auto industry afloat," said Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. He also questioned where Congress would find the money for the program.

Congress has sold its souls to the devil himself....that would be the only way to force gubmint mobiles on the people....

[R. Scott]

I’m watching our local morning news.
The newsreader, with a bright chipper happy tone of voice tells us that “The Government” is going to give us thousands of dollars to buy a new car - then with a serious tone of voice tells us about Obama’s “pay as we go” plan!

[DemforBush]

Good post, TurtleUp.

[Fred911]

I ain’t buying a Government Motors car PERIOD!

[EQAndyBuzz]

So now they will have to dispose of these vehicles. Since many are made from plastics, they cannot be burned. They cannot be buried, they cannot be dumped in the ocean.

I wonder what the environmental lobby will say about this?

[Erik Latranyi]

So now they will have to dispose of these vehicles. Since many are made from plastics, they cannot be burned. They cannot be buried, they cannot be dumped in the ocean.

Just think of the rammifications.

First, imagine all the collectible cars that would normally be restored that will be destroyed. I know personally that Jeep fans are totally against this.

Second, imagine what all this scrapped material (rubber, plastic, metal) will do to scrap prices for recyclers....it will depress prices, reduce profits and drive some out of business.

Third, before these cars can be recycled, the fluids must be drained from them....who is going to do that and what will it cost? If you REALLY want to recycle them, the plastics, glass, and different alloys of metal must be segregated....who is going to do that?

[Paladin2]

"the trade-ins have to have been registered and insured for at least the past year. "

Good for those who can plan ahead.

[steadfastconservative]

The government is just going to print the money for this, of course. Isn’t that how it’s going to pay for everything?

[TurtleUp]

So now they will have to dispose of these vehicles. Since many are made from plastics, they cannot be burned. They cannot be buried, they cannot be dumped in the ocean.

Park them in Detroit, like this one. The city is 100% liberal, so they won't be able to afford anything else to park for the next few centuries.

[Biggirl]

You will still see the gas guzzlers still on the road because the parts shops will become big businesses because of the parts.

[Charles Martel]

I have trouble believing that parts from dismantled "clunkers" will be made available to keep similar gas-guzzlers on the road longer. That idea runs contrary to the administration's agenda.

Yeah, the traded-in vehicles will be disassembled (more "busy work" jobs for the UAW?) to prevent them from returning to the road somehow. As for the parts, I expect to see them loaded on freighters and sold as scrap to China.

[Charles Martel]

If you REALLY want to recycle them, the plastics, glass, and different alloys of metal must be segregated....who is going to do that?

The UAW, of course.