Worst idea I have heard in a long time. Instead of all this “stimulus”, (1.5 trillion last time I added it all up – 700billion for the banks & now another 800 billion in Obamas bill) we should send a check to each and every American tax payer that paid taxes. U.S. population is 300 million, assuming around 200 million actually pay taxes that would be a check for roughly $7,500 each. How much more stimulus do you need?

Stop all this stupid pork spending and give the money to the tax payers that you are taking it from in the first place. (or lower taxes by 3% across the board…)

Elvio, not all of us elected them. I’ve been against Harry Reid for years, and I supported Mitt Romney and wasn’t very happy with the choices in the end. However, the majority of Americans DID elect these losers, which isn’t saying much about Americans, is it?

“A rising tide lifts all boats.”

A bill exclusive to only domestics would be an unfair business practice mandated by the government.

Secondly, beastusmongous, why are you bragging about beating on a Grand Am? I beat a GT V–6 with my 2000 Saturn LW2.

Most societies do not share our consumerism point of view. Many in Europe buy goods that will last a long time, like furniture and clothing. In many Asian countries people save more money and do not buy more of everything like we Americans do. Replacing electronic goods constantly that are fine, but not the latest thing is an American way of thinking. As is always have a car payment (meaning we get a new car once our old lease is up or car is paid off). Americans buy lots of everything, which is partially why things are cheaper here than they are overseas, but also why the global economy can work. Granted, I’m no economist, this is just logic and common sense.

My point being, as Americans we need to get our shit straight, and not be so blinded by tunnel vision or overdone patriotism that we forget we lead the world. If something we do partially benefits another country, that’s not necessarily a bad thing, and in the end, it’s a global economy.

I can’t fathom spending tax dollars to encourage people to trade in their clunkers. On my drive home, I go passed about three used car lots and I could count on one hand the number of cars that cost *more* than $4500. Someone else already hit on the get-rich-quick scheme of buying clunkers to trade them in. Could this program weed out the profiteers.

Besides, isn’t driving a clunker eventually its own damn incentive to buy a new car. Well, Scarface03, you might be saying, this program would encourage folk to buy *new* cars, instead of another used one, to support the auto industry. Yeah, I can see that, but if people are driving clunkers, they’re not supporting the new car industry anyway, and I don’t want my tax money to support those guys.

If you’ve got $16 billion burning a hole in your pocket, Uncle Sam, then give it to the D3, or better yet, loan it to them, so they can survive long enough to make cars that people–without incentives–will *want* to buy.

My Z had 266,000 miles when I got it. I put another 100,000 on it before I ran it through the flood water. My Z was a salvage vehicle from a wreck that my dad was in, and it sat for 8 years before I acquired it. I gave it good electricity, good gas, and it started right up. Of course, I had to repair the whole right side, frame, body, suspension and driveline, but that thing didn’t quit until I killed it in the floods. I even got it running after the floods, and I drove it several times afterwards. But I needed to get into something a bit safer (it ran, but it wasn’t smooth anymore), so I sold it.

I’m not saying a GrandAm couldn’t do that, but it certainly couldn’t beat that Z in a straight line or on a track, especially after what my Z went through.

You know a car is a good car when you miss it… *sniff*

Buy American. Buy GM. It is your patriotic duty

As soon as this got passed I was going to go buy me a clunker and get my incentive…put it towardsa CTS.

Are those the new cars, or the cars being returned?

The city and state owned vehicles in my town are Honda and Toyota Hybrids. Only police cars and utility trucks here are American, and I’ve seen some Titans and Tundras, too. Way to go, Harry Reid!