"Cash For Clunkers" Program Runs Out of Gas 594
Ponca City, We love you writes "The Washington Post reports that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has called members of Congress to inform them that the 'cash for clunkers' program will be suspended because the program has run out of money, and congressmen say they intend to ask the Obama administration to divert some funding from the existing economic stimulus package to maintain a scheme that they see as genuinely stimulative. 'Clearly, this has been a very stimulative program that's got consumers back into the car market. It's our hope that possibly more funds can be made available,' says Cody Lusk, president of the American International Automobile Dealers Association." If there is more funding, though, a report on CNET says it may come out of money to have been set aside for renewable energy loans by the US government.
Re:Did I miss something (Score:5, Funny)
Remind me to never eat meat at your house.
Re:Fuck you, this is about EVERYBODY (Score:4, Funny)
If Americans truly want to keep those crap jobs here in America, then they should be willing to accept the same wages as a Mexican (a few dollars an hour). It's Americans unwillingness to give-up their $30/hour union jobs for an $8/hour union job that makes the factory closeup and move.
And of course the government could help-out by lowering taxes, so that it's possible to survive on that minimum wage factory job.
Re:Did I miss something (Score:3, Funny)
Heh, I saw a listing in the free section of Austin craigslist for 30lbs of nutria meat. The listing said you needed to hurry as it was contained in a cooler. It did not specify if this was whole carcass or already cleaned. Sounds like a deal for Commodore64_love.
$4500 rebate for Titanum bicycle (Score:3, Funny)