Comments on: Cash For Clunkers Appliances

By: jeff

jeff — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:09:03 +0000

I think all of you complainers need to look at the big picture of how this benefits a lot of people and not just your situation. This is all about reducing energy usage regardless of whether or not the bill goes up. it is incentive to get someone to get off their butts and uy the new appliance. Everyone needs to stop thinking of just themselves all the time. If we gave everyone cash like the tax rebate of 2008 we would not be helping the economy. Most people just saved the money or paid their energy bills. This targeted stimulus money is only 300 million. And cash for clunkers was a huge success. It didn’t didn’t just put 2.8 Billion into the economy it put 21 billion in because anyone who could take advantage had to come up with the rest of the money to buy or finance the balance of the car. Geesh. Stop thinking of your situations only.

By: kathie Davis

kathie Davis — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:28:58 +0000

I’m getting a new dryer-mines 16yrs old and on its last leg.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:17:02 +0000

I’m trading in my fridge! It is a clunker

By: Gino Franco

Gino Franco — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:02:16 +0000

What a bunch of crap. Just like the cash for clunkers bill for cars . I am getting DAMN tired of funding everyone elses good fortune, while every vehicle in our fleet does not qualify for the cash(although most are 15-20 years old), and I just finished paying off several new appliances that we have replaced on our own. Which I might add, was to help save electricity. Now the power companies can also raise my rates 25% , to make up for what they didn't get when I lowered my bill. Now, I can help pay for everyone else AGAIN!!! Nothing like well thought out government spending to really sour my thoughts on this administration. I wish they could all live in that hard hit area of our society. Just above help and government aid, but far below affording a mortgage AND a couple car payments. Way to go Obama. The only thing plummeting faster than your approval rating is your chances of being re-elected. I don't understand why we are letting our government spend record amounts of money at a record pace. SOMEONE eventually has to pay for it . Cash for appliances, what next? Ridiculous. Just as stupid as cash for clunkers is. It helps a very small group of people , and once again, funded by the taxpayers. When do I get MY new vehicles , new appliances, and my mortgage rates slashed to next to nothing ?;. All the best!!

By: Judy Fed Up

Judy Fed Up — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 14:09:26 +0000

Keith,
Move over –
I am in the exact same boat. Our vehicle 96 Lumina did not quality because of the 3.1 vs 3.3 engine although it was 13 years old and just purchased three new appliances…….

By: keith

keith — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:23:07 +0000

What a bunch of crap. Just like the cash for clunkers bill for cars . I am getting DAMN tired of funding everyone elses good fortune, while every vehicle in our fleet does not qualify for the cash(although most are 15-20 years old), and I just finished paying off several new appliances that we have replaced on our own. Which I might add, was to help save electricity. Now the power companies can also raise my rates 25% , to make up for what they didn’t get when I lowered my bill. Now, I can help pay for everyone else AGAIN!!! Nothing like well thought out government spending to really sour my thoughts on this administration. I wish they could all live in that hard hit area of our society. Just above help and government aid, but far below affording a mortgage AND a couple car payments. Way to go Obama. The only thing plummeting faster than your approval rating is your chances of being re-elected. I don’t understand why we are letting our government spend record amounts of money at a record pace. SOMEONE eventually has to pay for it . Cash for appliances, what next? Ridiculous. Just as stupid as cash for clunkers is. It helps a very small group of people , and once again, funded by the taxpayers. When do I get MY new vehicles , new appliances, and my mortgage rates slashed to next to nothing ?