tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16974359.post2270680135617827297..comments2023-10-18T07:38:07.062-05:00Comments on KY3 Political Notebook: Dealerships Suffer From Clunker HangoverKY3 Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16199853676307099084noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16974359.post-9171793740797911292009-09-23T14:47:33.843-05:002009-09-23T14:47:33.843-05:00The economics professor fails to mention several p...The economics professor fails to mention several points...<br /><br />With consumers purchasing new cars with better gas mileage, it will lower our country's addiction to foreign oil. That's a national security issue and will save Missouri families fuel costs at the pump. <br /><br />This didn't destory wealth. Wyrich needs to go back to Econ 101 and read up on the definition of an opportunity cost. Cash/wealth for Clunker... <br /><br />Cash for clunkers kept Missouri families from being laid off throughout the auto-indutry due to folks purchasing new cars. We can't afford to have anymore of our families and neighbors laid off in this economy.gumshoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12069008087645666120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16974359.post-16435132191899182372009-09-21T23:41:55.475-05:002009-09-21T23:41:55.475-05:00My daughter and her husband had the fever during t...My daughter and her husband had the fever during the clunker program.<br /><br />Their old cars are paid for, they didn't need collision insurance, their personal property taxes are low, they don't have car payments, and their cars get them from point a to point with a reasonable level of comfort and fuel economy.<br /><br />What the program did do was dry up the source of the thousand dollar car. This will hurt those who were the purchasers of the 1,000 car.<br /><br />When I was younger and broker, I would buy a hundred dollar car or truck, drive it until it broke, park it and buy another. It was cheaper to buy a hundred dollar car than fix the old one. <br /><br />The hundred dollar car now costs $1,000.00<br /><br />good posting.Busplungehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15330613997333646488noreply@blogger.com