Clunker FAIL - throws the poor under the bus. It artificially inflates the value of all used cars — owners will find themselves asking “do I want to try to sell this perfectly-good car for at least $5,000 to someone who needs it, or should I let it get destroyed for a $4,500 credit?”

In essence, the bill will boost the minimum value of many used cars to $4,500 — out of the reach of many people in need of transportation.

But that won’t matter. We’ll have gotten a bunch of “gas guzzlers” off the road, preventing them from consuming valuable resources and polluting our air.

As for the poor… ? Why do I need to ask that question? Aren't the Democrats the party the best serves the needs of the common man, ya know, Joe Sixpack. Or the common man like Ben Affleck....I forget.

When you put environmental concerns and other nonsense ahead of the hard-working American, I find it hard to believe the Democrats are serving the people that they say they so adequately represent.

I agree clip

It also hits businesses who depend on those used parts which are now destroyed instead of recycled. So as they 'stimulate' one part of the economy they are destroying another part. Basically every time they shred a clunker, they are shredding your tax dollars and it is doing nothing to help the economy, the poor, or the environment.

On top of that, this is also sticking it to many charities who take clunkers as charitable donations. That's sticking it to the poor twice.

Why do the ninnies in D.C. care about anyone as long as they are being chauffeured around from one place to the next at taxpayer's expense.
Their priorities are about stuffing bills with pork and the next election cycle.