So who else had their local car dealership owners on television this morning whining

RB TexLa

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Fri Jul-31-09 09:46 PM
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So who else had their local car dealership owners on television this morning whining

about the clunker program being cut off and how much on advertising they had spent on it and how it wasn't fair to them.

And yes I know their whining has worked, the federal government is going to spend more money on it and continue to encourage people to take on new debt during the worst recession in almost a century.

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glowing

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Fri Jul-31-09 09:48 PM
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1. AND most car dealerships are Puke enablers.

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DJ13

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Fri Jul-31-09 09:53 PM
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2. The cons LOVE welfare if it helps THEIR welfare

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Lint Head

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Fri Jul-31-09 10:42 PM
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3. boo hoo hoo. Rip off artists can't make as much money.

Edited on Fri Jul-31-09 10:44 PM by Lint Head

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quiller4

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Fri Jul-31-09 10:44 PM
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4. Not in our area. They were on the news talking about 400% increase

in sales.

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alarimer

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Fri Jul-31-09 11:05 PM
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5. What I want to know is what happens to the cars that get traded in.

I bet the dealers will sell them to someone else so they will end up back on the road. So the whole reason for this program is bullshit to begin with. Nothing but pure profit for dealerships. 1) Gas-guzzling cars will end up back on the road, thus not really reducing carbon emissions. They may be sold to Mexico or somewhere but they will be back on the road. 2) The dealers love this because they are not laying out any cash in the form of rebates or if they are, they are getting it back from the government.

The whole thing is a complete boondoggle and should end NOW.

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dysfunctional press

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Fri Jul-31-09 11:31 PM
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6. the cars that get traded in under the program get scrapped.

whether you care to believe it or not.

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Statistical

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Sat Aug-01-09 05:52 AM
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11. Dealers front the money for consumer....

to get paid back by the govt the Dealers must show a destroyed title to the govt.

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orleans

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Sat Aug-01-09 01:46 AM
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7. hey--recession is over--i read it in the news. n/t

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TahitiNut

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Sat Aug-01-09 03:11 AM
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8. In the Detroit area? Golly, heaven forbid!

:eyes:

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Sat Aug-01-09 05:24 AM
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9. when cars sell union workers benefit. autoworkers and those workers down the line. this is bad?

i don't get some here...

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slackmaster

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Sat Aug-01-09 05:29 AM
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10. I very rarely watch TV in the morning

Too busy getting ready for work at my job for a company that profits from car sales.

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and-justice-for-all

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Sat Aug-01-09 05:56 AM
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12. There was one on, but they were not whining...

He was very pleased with CFC and he said they will continue to honor the program until told otherwise.

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