What's wrong with America?

Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 12:53 pm

Troy wrote:I have no idea why someone would buy a Jeep Patriot.

Are people hedonistic or something?

Are you sure that's the word you meant?

Post by **Troy** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 1:26 pm

Hahah.. oops.

"masochist"

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:30 pm

Troy wrote:
GORDON wrote:
Troy wrote:I like this program, myself. Of all the stimulus packages/plans so far, this one is actually helping exatly who It should be helping. Also, people are buying domestic, and Ford, who weathered the storm, is seeing a good upkick in sales, according to the news. (New Ford focuses are the #1 cash for clunkers rebate car)
So you are happy you are pitching in some cash for your neighbor to buy a new car?
I like it much, much more than paying for some well connected banker who despite running his bank, and the economy into the ground, still receives a huge bonus that really doesn't help anyone.

I don't see how these two things are related. One thing is a company that signed a contract to pay a guy no matter what. The other is you pitching in some cash so your neighbor can buy a new car.

Mommy Dearest · Post by **Mommy Dearest** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:19 pm

GORDON wrote:
Troy wrote:
GORDON wrote: So you are happy you are pitching in some cash for your neighbor to buy a new car?
I like it much, much more than paying for some well connected banker who despite running his bank, and the economy into the ground, still receives a huge bonus that really doesn't help anyone.
I don't see how these two things are related. One thing is a company that signed a contract to pay a guy no matter what. The other is you pitching in some cash so your neighbor can buy a new car.

But no matter what contracts have nothing to do with Govt money. Let him sue the bank

Post by **TheCatt** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:26 am

The bank would lose, and just waste money.

Seriously, the bank has no reason to do that, it's just dumb.

Post by **GORDON** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:03 pm

The government is already screwing up this program.

http://www.foxnews.com/politic....estnews

So they can't handle hundreds of thousands of claims for this program without sucking.... I can't wait until they are getting millions of health care forms a month.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:12 pm

That's the beautiful part. The dealers are betting that the gov't will pay out. As of right now, they're all taking $4,500 hits on prices, assuming that there'll be some point in the future Diamond Joe Quimby hands out those mad, m4d duckets.

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Post by **TPRJones** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:59 pm

I wonder just how much of a preview for health care this is. I could easily see someone needing, say, a kidney transplant being "rejected for minor oversight."

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:52 pm

Dealerships are pulling out of Cash for Clunkers because the feds aren't paying the cash.

http://www.krqe.com/dpp....8200033

edit - you should see the Farkers in their feedback thread slamming the dealerships and defending the government... lot of loyalists around, these days.

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Post by **TheCatt** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:14 pm

Doesn't matter, ends Monday.

Malcolm · Post by **Malcolm** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:50 pm

Wonder how long it'll take to disperse funds.

Post by **GORDON** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:21 pm

TheCatt wrote:Doesn't matter, ends Monday.

I'm sure the dealerships will be glad to hear that it doesn't matter.

Post by **TPRJones** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:05 pm

Yeah, especially those that accepted hundreds of these and are deep in the hole in they don't get paid. Won't matter to them at all.

Post by **GORDON** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 3:54 pm

The program cost taxpayers $24k per car.

http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/28/autos/clunkers_analysis/index.htm

I am honestly to the point where if massive loads of cash is going to be redistributed into the "economy" anyway, just give tens of thousands each to individual people. Stop filtering it through banks and other entities who keep a huge cut due to "overhead" or whatever the excuse is.

I know it is a radical suggestion, but I think I could probably spend money in a more efficient manner than the government can. So give me lots and watch the economy around me improve.

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Post by **TheCatt** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:49 pm

And don't forget the extension of the housing credit coming up - fuckers.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:05 am

GORDON wrote:The government is already screwing up this program.

http://www.foxnews.com/politic....estnews

So they can't handle hundreds of thousands of claims for this program without sucking.... I can't wait until they are getting millions of health care forms a month.

Boy this was a prescient statement.

Post by **Troy** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:49 am

It's good, but it's not Family Guy / Bruce Jenner good.

Post by **GORDON** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:37 pm

I have a hard-left aunt who signs people up for Obamacare on a volunteer basis. She says the program is perfect and there have never been problems and it truly is god-tier government at work.

Post by **Leisher** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:37 pm

That aunt is a moron who has her head firmly buried in the sand. That sand being the unwavering belief that everything she agrees with is infallible.