Cash For Clunkers Meant For Detroit Not The Environment

By today’s standards it’s small potatoes but a billion potatoes here and a billion there and pretty soon … well you know the quip. I’m talking about the “cash for clunkers” bill that was approved today as part of an add-on to funding for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.This has been billed as an environmental initiative to get gas guzzling older cars off the road and provide an incentive to buy more fuel efficient autos. It is nothing of the sort. It’s basically a $1 billion (estimated cost) subsi
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