Comments on: U.S. Scrappage Scheme Moving Forward http://ecomodder.com/blog/scrappage-scheme-moving/ Wrench smart - driver smarter - save fuel Tue, 22 May 2012 13:00:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: eco_generator http://ecomodder.com/blog/scrappage-scheme-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-4318 eco_generator Sat, 23 May 2009 04:12:33 +0000 http://ecomodder.com/blog/?p=1258#comment-4318 They took away they US only clause, so if they instead said you need a LOT better gas mileage.... that's just a way of saying buy foreign (Mercedes diesel work trucks, Honda cars, etc.) Rock; meet hard place. Neither option would have sat well with just about anybody. You can't say buy only American "junk" then switch over to 'here is a lot of money for you to buy up a lot of foreign cars'. The second situation is especially horrendous because they would shoot in the foot the very massive companies that they just put massive investments into. :/ They took away they US only clause, so if they instead said you need a LOT better gas mileage…. that’s just a way of saying buy foreign (Mercedes diesel work trucks, Honda cars, etc.)

Rock; meet hard place. Neither option would have sat well with just about anybody. You can’t say buy only American “junk” then switch over to ‘here is a lot of money for you to buy up a lot of foreign cars’. The second situation is especially horrendous because they would shoot in the foot the very massive companies that they just put massive investments into. :/

]]> By: Benjamin Jones http://ecomodder.com/blog/scrappage-scheme-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-4276 Benjamin Jones Wed, 13 May 2009 05:05:01 +0000 http://ecomodder.com/blog/?p=1258#comment-4276 Thanks for the comment. I tend to agree, the more I think about it, the more this seems like a terrible idea. As did the auto bailout and things. Ford did a good job and they should've been rewarded, but instead the two failures get money and government guarantees. Thanks for the comment. I tend to agree, the more I think about it, the more this seems like a terrible idea. As did the auto bailout and things. Ford did a good job and they should’ve been rewarded, but instead the two failures get money and government guarantees.

]]> By: Concrete http://ecomodder.com/blog/scrappage-scheme-moving/comment-page-1/#comment-4275 Concrete Wed, 13 May 2009 03:48:15 +0000 http://ecomodder.com/blog/?p=1258#comment-4275 This is one of the most misguided attempts at stimulating the "proper" behavior the government of the United States has perpetrated. Call it vehicle eugenics. Our Big Brother is here to "help" -unfortunately he is very very stupid. Let the market (the people) speak The big three deserve to pay for their behavior whether that is for poor car designs or over paid workers/executives - let them fall - the best will rise up and survive - the bad will be scrapped This is one of the most misguided attempts at stimulating the “proper” behavior the government of the United States has perpetrated. Call it vehicle eugenics. Our Big Brother is here to “help” -unfortunately he is very very stupid.

Let the market (the people) speak
The big three deserve to pay for their behavior
whether that is for poor car designs or over paid workers/executives
- let them fall – the best will rise up and survive – the bad will be scrapped

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