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Cash for Clunkers was intended as diversion from Healthcare debate

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Posted by logi_cal 2009-08-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I wouldn't put it past them but it seems probable to me that it was primarily intended as a payoff to the unions and a bit of good economic news that they could manufacture then trumpet.

Posted by AzCat 2009-08-07 03:13|| 2009-08-07 03:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Right what AZ said.

What ever a democrat wants to fix, they do the exact opposite as they are All incompotent as hell and too stupid to learn.

Products of their own education or corruption.

One day, I will write a book about what I wrote in rantburg, but until then I shall remind any reader about the 5 great thing they have accomplished:
"stimulous bill" - basket weaving, whine, cheese, and yoga
Omnibus spending - Pop another trillion onto the budget to pay off unions in GM and other idiot democrat programs
"Cap and Tax" - The total failure of common sense for the Goldman Sachs and GE subsiders of this piece of shit government and the fleecing of America under the social democratic cause of "global climate change" and other spoofs of reality.
"Cash for clunkers" It was supposed to help GM, but instead ruined all the spare parts the poor need and sent money to foreign car makers.
Healthcare deform - well, as you know, if you vote the wrong way, government has a deapth care plan for you.
Still sorting through supreme court decisions in the 1850's surrounding government interference in insurance. No luck yet. please tell me if you find something.

What a failure this past 3 years have been in total. It is more than a 22 trillion boondogle and someone needs to kill it right away.

Posted by newc">newc 2009-08-07 04:52|| 2009-08-07 04:52|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course it was intended in part to be a payoff for their supporters. By forcing the closure of what has basically been proven to be 100's of dealerships that supported Republicans, they narrowed the field to their own supporters and, in turn (by only allowing the rebate on 'new' cars), benefit the unions by artificially stimulating demand for new cars coming off of depressed manufacturing lines.

Personally, given the ratcheting-up of constituent outrage at DC politicians over this healthcare issue, I still believe they intended this as their little diversion to the debate, but got hosed by their own bureaucracy.

The only evidence available is to compare their previous handling of their 'manufactured crises' and control of media & information in the past 4-5 months...this was a public relations disaster. To assume that they wanted to allow this unwanted attention on healthcare ignores the fact that they were concious of avoiding it and, by consequence, their complete disarray in handling of the outrage that is following (as being reported nationally).

Be well, my fellow fishy friends...

Posted by logi_cal 2009-08-07 11:30|| 2009-08-07 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Somebody did the research, and actually the distribution of party registration was about equal, logi_cal. Regardless of any actual intent ("Of course they're all Republicans, the blood-sucking plutocrats!") closing the excess dealerships, about which Detroit has been complaining for several years, did not excessively punish Republicans.

Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife 2009-08-07 13:26|| 2009-08-07 13:26|| Front Page Top

#5 I think C4C was a decent effort toward stimulating the economy by essentially putting $ directly into the hands of consumers. Whether or not it will ultimately prove valuable is for the future to decide. As a stimulus, it is far & away better than funneling billions into AIG to be then funneled into Sacks of Gold. As of 0930 EDT today, auto dealers have submitted over $1 Billion in total 'clunker' requests, thus over-subscribing the original C4C plan, and cutting a bit into the extended plan signed by O today.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-08-07 16:18|| 2009-08-07 16:18|| Front Page Top

#6 IMHO, sure towards the end it was when everything was flailing. As a gateway drug for people who don't think government can help them, little trial balloon. But it was, around here, the car dealerships who brought this to attention not politicians. And people seem to think maybe the dealerships made some good money, but I've heard that they got caught holding the bill for all that advertising and longer staff hours when the gov well dried up. It was then they decided to further fund it. Tax&Slave was dropped, FemaCare had spun out, needed a feather in the cap even if a turkey feather.

Posted by swksvolFF 2009-08-07 17:48|| 2009-08-07 17:48|| Front Page Top

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