Reading the newspaper (yeah I know it’s not current, but it’s what I do with my coffee.) I see that congress is going to vote more money to the Cash for Clunkers program – photo of car being smashed flat. Why am I paying for consumers and dealers to buy and sell new cars (albeit gas savers) while all that good metal and other material is disposed of and/or recycled. Neither is better than fixing up the old including retooling the engine so it’s more fuel efficient. This is like tearing down a perfectly serviceable historic building and putting a new sucky one in its place (example: Old Sarasota train station), or putting nothing in its place because the big rich developer went bankrupt or ran out of money (example: Sarasota Quay).
Cash for Clunkers?
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Jill Green
I’m a lazy writer trying to get tech savvy. I’ve blurted into blogging to get some of my thoughts, cravings, interests, writings out into the web world. I live in Costa Rica and Florida. Most of my somewhat autobiographical writings are about those places. If you’re interested check in. View all posts by Jill Green
Those clunker Jeep Cherokees will find their way to Costa Rica.. I just bought a clunker, a 97 Forerunner with power everything. Automatic too. Looks good high milage but cheap. Like a peice of candy, low cost, instant gratification.
Hey Bob,
You bought one a them good cars – just one year older than mine and automatic. Must be your CA car. I still think of mine as ‘new’. It doesn’t make sense to crunch such beautiful clunkers. Sure third world countries agree with me. Love, Jill