sema alert- FEDERAL cash for clunkers program

[joe231]

Originally Posted by ol Curt

The folks who really will need to jump on this wagon and drive it are the large dealers of restored and/or classic vehicles like Barrett Jackson and the shows that are produced showing people the art and craft, while selling advertisements. Both of those mean money for the states they are in. Barrett Jackson stimulates the economy with the sale of some of those half million dollar cars and they send millions to the local and or state economies when they bring their show to town. I know just a little soccer tournament can bring millions into a town as far as hotels, food and tourism. Think what a big production like those shows brings!

Originally Posted by James McClure

You don't actually think the politicians actually care about what shows and productions bring into communities or states do you? The only thing DC is interested in is power and thats it!! They don't give a danm about the country or the people, only themselves. Get ready now. The next 4 and possibly more years are going to be a real nightmare for us regular folks who just want to live and be left alone. jim

re-read ol curt's post.... he said nothing about politicians caring.
the more people against it, the more pressure on the politicians to do what the people want or lose their job, ie power.......
our system works if the populous will take a stand and not back down, unfortunately, apathy rules

[1966gmc]

I sent my response to ole Mrs Pelosi. Will it get us anywhere, probably not especially with Mr "I invented the intranet" Gore in her back pocket

[dieselarmy13]

I think we should all focus on the subject at hand here, and not turn this into our political opinion thread, cause we all know that leads to lockdown. Thanks jonzcustom for bringing this up and to all of those that have written said senator, but we need to remember that if you are not tactfull when expressing your opinion, you will be view will be tossed out the back door.

I too, am a fan of guns and all, but that's not what we are talking about. If you write this senator and just shell out 'a piece of your mind', it's not going to do much good, and in the long run makes old car lovers look bad to the people that make these kind of desicions. What you have to do is give legitimate reasons why this bill should not be passed.

[19GMC63]

I agree 100%.
Do some research, just a quick google search will find loads of information (IE pros and cons) of these types of programs.
While I commend SEMA for their efforts, I felt like thy didn't include enough solid points, or just didn't go into more detail on the arguments they included.