This is pretty cool, kinda sad and a whole lot of interesting. Since the whole purpose of the program is to pay X amount of money in stimulus and the emissions rate of the nation will go down by X percent as a result at the same time money is funneled back into the auto industry. Though it’s not the perfect plan a lot of the cars being purchased are foreign, but that’s not really much of a surprise. The best selling fuel efficient vehicles are the same as they were before any of this started. American cars on the other hand are still being sold, they might be scarce in the top 10, but at least it’s happening. I prefer this approach to just giving money directly to a defunct auto manufacturer. At least the little guys get something out of this too. I still think it’s one of the best government programs to have come out in a long time.

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