I would like to point out that the Ford modell shown here is a Mondeo with steering on the right and English registration. The european branch of Ford, like the US-company, never asked for direct subsidies (contrary to GM / Opel / Vauxhall / Saab). I was personally opposed to the direct and indirect subsidies, the later being called cash for clunkers in the US. The number of cars being sold was simply shifted from the near future to the period when sales were subsidised and now the sales dropped. The government of Germany waisted 5 Billion Euro on this program. As any government, they did not take it from the taxpayers (for they are voters) but stole it from future generations via deficit spending.

Keynes may have been right in his analysis but politicians fail to understand that deficit spending is only justified in extreme situations and must be compensated over a short period.

Better yet make every Congressperson and Onumnutts and Big Mammee walk or swim when the go on vacation, or start wasting money for junkets. Also only let the smucks use on battery powered matchboxes with doll buggy wheels. The simple minded greenies can pedal their trikes to a from work or to the exercise spas. Cures the exercise problem and the fat gut.

This is so easy to fix, simply mandate everyone buys an American made automobile. It was simple enough to fix healthcare that way, why not apply it to the American automobile industry too. I’m quite sure this solution would make the UAW happy.

apparently no one paid any attention to abc news about a week ago, they reported dealers were short of used cars due to the cash for clunkers sale and they are seeking cars to resale!, leave it to abc the biggest
liber propaganda machine in the world and all for barry soetoro.

The cash for clunkers hurt the lower middle class. The clunker cars that were traded in were all sent to the junk yards. And the engines were distroyed.Which caused the price of used engines to go up. IT also caused the price of used cars to go up. The clunker bill took thousands of good used cars off the market. I went to some of these junkyards and saw these clunker trade in cars wow. I would have liked one of them for my self. The government keeps doing this type of program. I will be without transportation !

The photo shown is the Ford Mondeo of England. Nice car, diesel power, reliable.
Can we have cars that look nice, and reliable, better yet…diesel too? People everywhere are doing a great job of managing their lives. But we need OhMama and the dumbocraps in the beltway to tell us how to run our lives. Everybody MUST have health insurance, or get a find. But does everyone have a valid citizenship ID and work as an American and pay taxes like us? What are wrong with this picture?

Idoit in agencies and the beltway don’t have a damn clue why it will take, a least a yeart with everyone working before people start spending. But with finanical reform it will, stop businesses and small businesses to be taking off, because of the uncertainay of costs coming by undisclosed costs. Dems have really went off to embracing socialism and total marxism. Everyone is really made because there is not a reasonable priced used vehicle, crushing and sending the metal to China was real smart, can the American people say dumbazzes in the beltway, thanks to the marxist muslim moron and his tag along democrat smucks.

It’s a little upsetting when they show a FORD in this photo. Ford was the only American auto Dealer that stayed solvent and refused any government intervention. Their projection was much higher then previous years. It was G M that lost most of the sales even after Our Government spent billions on advertisement, and the largest in cash for clunkers. Why can’t this government be honest and give credit where deserved. Last year I purchased a Ford Ranger X L 4wd and are extremely satisfied. Fords Built Tough!!!!

People are tired odf dealing with sleazy car salesmen.

If the gov’t would have stayed out of the automotive industry back in the 60′s our own American autos would be at the forefront. But like anything they touch, it becomes a shambles.

In addition, it’s nearly impossible to find an inexpensive used vehicle any more, thanks to ‘cash for clunkers.’ That’s harmed both those who need them and the used auto sales industry.

Only the liberals will be surprised by this news; then they will wait anxiously for news from Washington about more deals to be had. More tax payer monies to jump start another wave of car buying. What a tangled web they weave!

‘Cash for Clunkers’ is typical of what happens when an ivory tower flunky tries to manipulate the economy. Obummer is obsessed with crippling our economy, and his Detroit Diversion is but the tip of America’s economic iceberg. Is there any nitwit, childish whim that he’s not willing to try?
Obummer and his Frankenstein chums are so inept that they don’t know what a cattle guard is or how much ‘training’ it takes to be a good cattle guard (duh!). And the Titanic II sails on into dangerous waters – with an overpaid dingbat at the helm. God save us.

I find it ironic that the picture on an article on poor auto sales is of a Ford, the only one to not take the giverment money and the first to show a profit after the downturn of the big three!!! They don’t have loans to pay back to the giverment, so it will be easier for them in the long run! There were billions given to the other two and they might still go bankrupt!!!