YOUR 3 CENTS WEB POLL

More Clunkers? : Do you think the Cash for Clunkers program should be extended again?

11.42% Yes
88.57% No

Comment: No way. Why should we taxpayers pay for someone else to pay for their vehicles. The whole stimulus program needs to be stopped as will as the money making presses. from FWB by Jon

Comment: The people who have small old cars can not get a cash for clunkers do to having low mileage but my car is 5 years old and we can not get the trade in from Niceville by Barbara

Comment: Redistribution of wealth is wrong no matter what name you attach to it. from Cantoment by Larry

Comment: How long or we gonna rescue the auto industry. I have an idea, why not put another 2 million into the unemployment funds. I dont know about everyone else but I still cant find a job and the bills are still rolling in. from milton/fl by greg

Comment: The Cash-for-Clunkers should not be extended.We have done enough to help the auto industry. Their are plenty of other companys that would like a rebate to boost their products and sales. Why give it all to the auto companys? from Cantonment, Fl by Richard

Comment: The program should be extended and they should give those people whom insurance have canceled and been re-instated a chance.Some of us have not had insurance for a year straight and we struggle everyday to pay other bills and support our families.Things happen. from PENSACOLA,FLORIDA by TAMRA

Comment: No, it is another example of the federal government micro-managing the economy. Yes, it has stimulated sales - that's what happens when you provide free money. On the other hand, the money could have been spent on a 1)vital piece of infrastructure that would provide short term jobs and long term benefits to the community or 2)a specific energy project (for example, natural gas, wind or solar farm distribution infrastructure) or 3)return some money to the taxpayers and let them decide how to spend it. from Pensacola / FL by Rick

Comment: It was anounced they extended the program with an additional 2-billion it would be through labor day. What happened? We wanted to take advantage of the the deal this coming week. But now we won't be able to! from Milton by PJ

Comment: this was a pretty successful run...they should have this every year...not continuous... from p'cola fl by h

Comment: It is a good way of getting the old worn out autos off the streets and polluting the air with their smoking exaust emitions and removed cat. converters . At least the car dealers are selling and help keeping people employed . from Pensacola by Kevin

Comment: Has anyone bothered to look at the Federal defecit lately? Who in the heck do you think has to pick up the tab on that one? WE THE PEOPLE. Learn people, our government has been an expert in the field of camoflauging the obvious with "give aways" to we the public. from Mary Esther, FL. by Tom

Comment: Who is it helping in the long run? Give it time and half these vehicles with be repossed...then what? from Pensacola/FL by Laura

Comment: Why should any tax payer be required to assist in buying anyone else a car. from crestview by murray

Comment: This is another way the government is making false improvements in the economy and the only real beneficiaries are the foreign car makers. from Crestview, FL by Melody

Comment: Where do you think the money is coming from for this? The taxpayers like me that's who. This is nothing more than another welfare program for lazy ass people. Let them pay for their own cars, I'm tired of paying for everyone else's stupid mistakes!!!! from Gulf Breeze, FL by D

Comment: NO if anyone that really wants to know what is really happening with these "clunkers" contact the ARA. Automobile Recyclers Association. They are not being recycled in a manner that helps those of us that only have owned "clunkers". And there are a lot of us. The govt is only making the rich, richer and the poor, poorer. from Niceville Fl by Stephen

Comment: Only the federaal government would believe you can spend your way to prosperity.May God have mercy on these misdirected dumbasses from Anywhere, USA by Beleaguered

Comment: Yes I think they should extend cash for clunkers because just recently the Automobiles industry needed a bail out, so they should considered this their bail out because they are getting money by citizen getting new cars and making payments. from PENSACOLA FL by ANGELA

Comment: I feel that the program has been one of government's biggest scams. from Pens FL by Levi

Comment: Big Government bailing out big business. Taking perfectly good vehicles off the road that people that can't afford a new or newer car. from pace, fl by jason

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