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To: skinowski who wrote (318318)	8/4/2009 7:43:52 PM
From: Sr K	Respond to of 793800

>>Cash for clunkers is an obscene idea<< The results in Germany were known before the U.S. Congress even considered it. economist.com the offer “zeroed in on the German soul”, as one newspaper put it. By early April, 1.2m had applied to take it up, twice as many as expected. Ms Merkel, facing an election in September, is in no mood to disappoint them.

To: skinowski who wrote (318318)	8/4/2009 10:52:14 PM
From: Alan Smithee	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793800

I can imagine what people in poor countries opine about crazy rich Americans destroying good, running cars. Not to mention 90% of them probably went further into debt to purchase the replacement cars.

To: skinowski who wrote (318318)	8/5/2009 2:00:21 AM
From: KLP	1 Recommendation Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 793800

Cash for clunkers is an obscene idea Absolutely!!! Someplace awhile back, I mentioned the cost (material and energy) of making the "clunker" in the first place, paying the people to make it, and to willfully destroy something that still runs well for the sake of a few mpg really is obscene. Not to mention what the metal will do to our landfills, and of course, the cost to buy a new one when people are out of jobs... It is beyond wasteful! And probably many of the people who wanted someone else's labor/money for free, are probably the ones who bought houses beyond their means as well, and have maxed their credit, helping to send the house of cards into the tailspin this last year.