They should use this technology to open and close garage doors... make sure you add the safety feature, wouldn't want anyone to get cut in half. Although that would be cool on Maximum Overdrive 2.

Well you would be correct. Don't know where I pulled out 1 million car sales? Maybe that was the projected amount with original CARS plan with a $4 Billion price tag.

25 - 30 Million is accurate on average annual car sales.

So it would help produce maybe $1 Billion in tax revenue. The Fed tax I am stating comes from people working that otherwise would not have been. The designers, manufacturers, truckers, salesman, ad agencies, financiers, list goes on.

Stymieing the car market would be good, and giving consumers confidence that now is the time for them to buy, considering they get a $4,500 discount, I would say thats a good thing.

Over 40,000 people have partaken in the program. But as another stated, considering the amount is $1 Billion, thats chump change considering the full amount of budget.

Now considering we think $1 Billion is not that much is a bad thing. I am for a balanced budget, but if unemployment reaches 20% there will be no budget. So I say cut $1 Billion from Military spending, which is annually around $50 billion, and do things that give people jobs.

I am a proponent of New Deal Style Ideas. Its ok not to be, but the statements I have read here and on other blogs makes this thing out to be something it is not.

I see there is no use... My point is we sale 1 Million cars per year. If $10 Billion were used to sale 2.5 Million over a years time, we would have an increase in car sales by 150% which would result in a $25 Billion year revenue in car industry, thus adding $15 Billion tax revenue. Thus it pays back the $10 Billion investment, and adds $5 Billion to the pool to which you use the next year for another 1.25 Million cars sold and pay as you go from there?

Is that not what would happen?

Please use real numbers and thoughts as opposed to ideologue.

This is your chance to convince me to not do the program, and as I am a registered voter, its also your chance to grow your cause. Make your pitch.

http://www.grist.org/article/why-the-health-of-the-auto-industry-matters-to-you

"Auto sales account for 20 percent of U.S. retail sales and generate tax revenues of more than $10 billion, so the plunge in auto sales is affecting your state's treasury right now."

I just made $10 Billion up, I didn't know it was the actual annual Tax Revenue for our 13 million americans working in auto industry.

People working generates taxes, thats the idea behind Reganomics. Tax cuts to the rich makes it where they can supply more jobs thus more tax revenue.

How is this different?

Would this mean that if they put 10 Billion in the pot for a similar program that 2.5 Million cars could be sold? What would the oil demand look like if 2.5 million trucks were traded in for 2.5 million honda civics?

People whining about this program need to check themselves. I wouldn't doubt that the program expands and is offered again in the spring. Tax revenue for the people building the cars most likely will pay for the program by itself.

I think its a win win win situation.

Shut the $%#@ up up down down left right left right B A Start Select!

Next PETA to throw red paint on Steve Jobs for overusing exotic cat names.

eff these democratically elected officials. We should be more like this...

Viva La Libertarian Revolucion!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QDv4sYwjO0

Also lets get rid of DUIs, its my right to drive drunk and crash into a soccer moms minivan full of 12 kids.

/sarcasm

It would be cool if I ever won anything. I comment every time, please let me when something cool. I fear I will end up winning an apollo creed pedo usb. :(

yes please!!!