The new Cash for Clunkers plan is one of many plans proposed by President Obama that aims to turn us into smart learners and reward us for compliance. The notion that the government is giving away $4,500 toward a qualifying new vehicle is actually rejected by as many as 54% of Americans who see the larger implications.
According to a recent Rasmussen poll, only 35% of Americans support Cash for Clunkers. That’s only about 1/3 of our citizens, and government employees gave higher feedback. That number is pretty much equal to the stern Democrats, or perhaps the future number of government employees. This is social manipulation at its finest. The Cash for Clunker scheme attempts to force Americans to buy new vehicles, both foreign and domestic, that are smaller, lighter, and more fuel efficient. However, that’s not what Americans have traditionally bought, and many Americans feel these vehicles are cramped and dangerous.
I often reflect on how far we are willing to go to solve a problem that we are not sure exists in the first place. Obama’s environmental fundamentalists would argue that we are a danger to our own environment, and would probably go so far as to say that the world must survive even if you or your family don’t.
Supposedly, vehicles that qualify under the Cash for Clunkers plan have undergone and passed all safety tests. I wonder, though, have you considered the “plunge by SUV or Mack truck” test?
Security issues aside, we have to think about the economic situation of most Americans. We have an unemployment rate of almost 10% in this country, and Americans have used and abused credit to no end. And on top of this, the government introduces the Cash for Clunkers scheme, which entices Americans to apply for even more credit, despite their current economic situation. If we comply, after all, we will gratify Mother Nature and even delight environmentalists.
The worst part of the plan lies in the fact that it is run on a deficit, giving money to an elite who can, in fact, buy a car right now, leaving future generations with the responsibility of paying off the gigantic debt. In all honesty, the Cash for Clunkers plan does not benefit Americans unless they buy into the fact that selling more fuel-efficient vehicles will clean up the environment. It literally takes money out of the pockets of taxpayers and back into the pockets of a select few who can run out and buy a new car.
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