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hf-implode.com - 7/27/2009
Clunkers
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"The US is getting its own cash for clunkers version going, the sort of program tried and tested in European countries, in which a government ostensibly wants to get old cars off the road for pollution-related reasons, but which also is a great way to boost automobile production and sales. It ...
econbrowser.com - 8/2/2009
Cash for clunkers
— econbrowser.com — A victim of its own success? One of the more embarrassing features of the New Deal was... the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, which paid farmers to slaughter livestock and plow up good crops , as if destroying useful goods could somehow make the ... (more) Cash for clunkers
Comments vote down Marginal Revolution found this 8/2/2009found this
Government's 'Cash for Clunkers' Program Runs Out of Gas Early
online.wsj.com - 7/31/2009
Government's 'Cash for Clunkers' Program Runs Out of Gas Early
— online.wsj.com — Associated Press A car in a dumpster is used to promote the government's cash-for-clunkers program at a... Vermont auto dealership on Monday. (more) Government's 'Cash for Clunkers' Program Runs Out of Gas ...

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freep.com - 7/30/2009
Cash-for-clunkers program to be suspended | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
— freep.com — Updated at 7:17 p.m. WASHINGTON – The U.S. government will suspend the popular cash-for-clunkers program after less... than four days in business, telling Congress that the plan would burn through its $950-million budget by midnight, several sources told ... (more) Cash-for-clunkers program to be suspended | Freep.com | ...
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DrumBeat: July 24, 2009 — The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future
Study shows big savings with Cash for Clunkers Car-buying research Web site Cars.com on Thursday released a list of five new cars and five new trucks, crossovers, and minivans that it believes will give new-car shoppers the biggest benefit under the government-backed incentive program.  ...
Cash for Clunkers Takes Off — Business Pundit
Bloomberg reports that nearly 16,000 auto dealers want to participate in the government’s Cash for Clunkers program, which gives people up to $4,500 to trade in their old 18 mpg-or-less gas hogs for new, fuel-efficient vehicles. The program was launched this weekend: Almost 16,000 ...
'Cash for Clunkers' Rules Released — Calculated Risk
From the LA Times: 'Cash for clunkers' rules are released, sparking a rush The law creating the $1-billion program went into effect July 1, but many dealers were reluctant to participate until they got a look at the rules. The arrival of the 100-plus-page document Friday morning sparked a ...
FAQ: How to Cash in on Cash for Clunkers — Earth2Tech
The “cash for clunkers” program created as part of a military spending bill last month has been hanging in limbo for the last few weeks. The program, which effectively knocks up to $4,500 off the price of new fuel efficient vehicles if you trade in an old gas guzzler at a ...