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Date:         Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:01:38 -0400
Reply-To:     Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Cash for Clunkers Tally
Comments: To: B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net>
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> > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:42 AM, B Feddish <bfeddish@netreach.net> wrote: > I do not agree one good thing came out > of this. >

This is the only point I would have to slightly disagree on. Don't get me wrong I'm also not convinced this was a good program - and there were clearly many things that weren't "right" about it. I agree with everyother statement you made.

The good that I have seen first hand is that many people are back to work because of this. I have 3 close friends and probably 2 dozen other aquaintances that were directly effected by this program in that they were called back to work and are working steady shifts. I have also seen an upswing in some of our manufacturing clients here at my place of employment - they are calling their workers back - and this has also increased their activity with my company - so we have seen a monetary benefit in our business as well.

That being said - I also think it's highly possible this is a false benefit in that I don't see this as being a sustained increase in productivity - I mean it can only help for so long.

-- Thanks,

Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts) '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus


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