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To: KLP who wrote (320176)	8/18/2009 2:27:05 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	3 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793955

We may all have cause to love Cash for Clunkers before long. Ask any lib friends how they think the Feds will treat doctors if this is how they treat auto dealers? Auto Dealers Paid for Just 2 Percent of 'Clunkers' Claims, Congressman Says Rep. Joe Sestak says only 2 percent of claims have been paid and that four of every five applications have been "rejected for minor oversight." FOXNews.com Sunday, August 16, 2009 The federal government has only reimbursed auto dealers for 2 percent of the claims they've submitted through the popular "cash for clunkers" program, a Pennsylvania congressman said, calling on the Obama administration to help speed up the process. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., called for "immediate action" to address the problem in a statement Sunday, after writing a letter to President Obama Saturday expressing his concerns. In the letter, Sestak said only 2 percent of claims have been paid and that four of every five applications have been "rejected for minor oversight." In recent days, auto dealers across the country have been complaining that the reimbursement payments are slow to process. And they said some of their applications were being rejected because of apparent procedural issues. The statistics Sestak cited suggest those complaints are not based on isolated incidents. Staffing could be one problem. According to sales data summarized by Transportation Department officials, dealers have submitted requests for rebates on 338,659 vehicles sold. But while Congress just expanded the $1 billion program by $2 billion, the Department of Transportation says a staff of just 225 people is reviewing those claims. Sestak wrote that he thinks 1,000 processors should be assigned to handle the claims. Sestak, who is challenging Sen. Arlen Specter in his state's Senate primary, wrote that auto dealers have contacted him to express their concern and ask for help. "Failure to address delays with the cash for clunkers program will adversely harm auto dealers in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and around the country -- undoubtedly forcing many out of business," he said in a statement. Under the clunkers program, passenger car owners are eligible for a voucher worth between $3,500 and $4,500 if they trade in their gas guzzlers for new, fuel-efficient vehicles. foxnews.com

To: KLP who wrote (320176)	8/18/2009 11:39:10 AM
From: ManyMoose	Respond to of 793955

I agree with you. I'm sorta proud that my dead car formerly got 1 mpg over the 18 mpg that would have made it eligible for Cash for Clunks money. It's dead, so I would have had to pay to fix it so Obama could destroy it. Not my problem now. This program is the Devil's Spawn, in my opinion.

To: KLP who wrote (320176)	8/18/2009 12:44:40 PM
From: TimF	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793955

Its problematic all the way around. It puts people in to more debt, when too many (probably esp, those driving clunkers) are too deep in debt. At best its of questionable environmental benefit. Leaving aside doubts on the global warming issue, many of these vehicles are not all that much more efficient than the ones they replaced, and meanwhile you have all the waste from junking the old car and from building a replacement. And your pulling cheap cars off of the market so young and/or poor people have more difficulty getting their first car. Your destroying valuable property for the sake of a political gimmick. Bastiat is probably rolling over in his grave. (For those that don't get the reference see bastiat.org )