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Originally Posted by Daedalus
+1 Just saw this video yesterday. Sodium silicate used in this video. I know they're "clunkers" but I can't believe we can't find a better use for nearly a million vehicles than as rolling hunks of scrap metal. |
Agree. And not all of the "clunkers" necessarily get poor mpg.
I never really understood the purpose of this...subsidizing people's new cars if they destroy their old ones. Sure, the mpg might be a little higher, but to make up the difference in expense will require a lot of driving. Do I really want my tax money going to this? Does anyone? I can think of far more productive things I could do with my money to better the community, but making people think they're getting a big check from the government in exchange for a car that's worth less is a nice way to win votes.
Didn't someone once advise us to ask not what our country can do for us? I'm sick of even these small examples of expanding government, skyrocketing debt, and as most economists will tell you, the coming (actually already here) unemployment spike, which will simply get higher as higher taxes are imposed on those who employ others. It's all about power.
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