The really ironic thing is that in order to take advantage of the program you
still have to be able to pass a credit check, something not as easy as it once
was, so it is the more affluent people who are more likely to benefit.
I guess there is some small justice in taxing the "poor" to benefit the "rich"
for a change...
Bill Lawrence
> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2009 08:56:16 +0800
> From: healey.nut@gmail.com
> To: eyera3@gmail.com
> CC: healeys@autox.team.net; Jack@autox.team.net; qualitas.jack@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] What Should We Do With Our Cars?
>
> I always love the perverse logic of Congress, "let's see if giving people
> $4,500 to buy a new car will be a popular program." and then "Oh my god, I
> never thought giving people $4,500 in free money would be so popular, we
> need to do even more, now, hurry hurry hurry!!!"
>
> Hmmm let's give all this money to just 500 thousand Americans, paid for by
> the other 100 million American taxpayers who are the ones who get the bill.
>
>
> Yeah, that's fair, and popular too!
>
> I suggest that all of you who did NOT get $4,500 in cash for clunkers vote
> your congressman out of office (whether R or D) next time around.
>
> Alan
>
> '52 A90
> '53 BN1
> '64 BJ8
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