Island Sense: If its too good to be true.....

Island Sense: If its too good to be true.....

If its too good to be true.....

This just burns my ass and today I'm steamin' truly PIPING HOT!!!!

This so called government CASH FOR CLUNKERS deal is the biggest fallacy and everyone is just running around with blinders!!! Wake up people!!!


Now I'm not going to be winded here Ill get straight to the point.

According to CARS "The CAR Allowance Rebate System" (http://www.cars.gov/) your CLUNKER is going to be euthanized, disassembled, killed, murdered. ( http://www.cars.gov/files/6265_EngineDisablementProcedures.pdf )


I drive a 2002 Ford Taurus, doesn't qualify for the CLUNKER program because it gets about 20 mpg just a tad bit more than the required 18 mpg or less to be a CLUNKER, it has about 160k miles runs just "OK" needs some work and probably will nickle and dime me in about 6 months. I pay $300 a month for this car-only have 10 more payments on it; $125 a month for the car insurance and spend about $200 bucks a month for gas. Total that up $625 bucks a month. I have a good job. I make about 60k a year without overtime. I really don't want a new car nor do I want a car payment for another 3 years or so.

So if you are or were driving something that is older you must be driving that for a reason!!! No car payment maybe, cheaper car insurance, or maybe because that is what you KNEW you could afford. You know what I'm getting at here.... so let me move on.

Has anyone heard of PURPLE HEART, VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, CHARITY MOTORS?? Come on, for the love of the AMERICAN PEOPLE, what happened to our generosity in America? These organizations can get people to their jobs or job training to get them off WELFARE...AND THE GOVERNMENT SAYS TO KILL THESE VEHICLES???????????????

There are so many factors about this program and people are blinded by the HYPE of "OH I CAN GET A NEW CAR" or "THE GOVERNMENT IS GIVING ME FREE MONEY" you all are nuts. According to Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H. "What we're doing is creating debt. ... The bill to pay for those cars is going to come due on our children and grandchildren," (Congress OKs $2B refill of 'cash for clunkers, August 6, 2009, www.yahoo.com) "Dealers are barred from reselling the trade-ins and are charged with ensuring their destruction." (www.CARS.gov)

I'm disgusted at what I see in the BIG picture.... Americans again falling victim to "HOPE and CHANGE"