There’s one thing that stops me from working in government.  It’s not my lack of a felony criminal record, my lack of money, my lack of political skill, or my lack of bad hair.  Those things can all be worked on or earned over time.  No, my big stumbling block is the fact that I’m not dumber than a bag of hammers.  For example, the government’s Cash for Clunkers program may be getting suspended for being too popular.  Apparently, no one in Washington realized just how much people love it when the government buys them part of a new car, so the program might be going on hold while the Department of Transportation sorts out the sales receipts.

I guess nobody learned anything from the government’s digital converter coupon fiasco.  Here’s a hint:  everyone loves free money.  Be prepared for a lot of people trying to get to that free money as early and often as possible.

Even with the program’s difficult to reach fuel economy goal requiring clunkers to be under 18 combined miles per gallon, a lot of people have turned in their receipts for a new Flinstones car.  I looked into upgrading my ride myself, but my ’91 Buick gets too many MPG to qualify.  If a car edging close to its 20th birthday is too good to be a clunker, what exactly are they trying to get off the road with this bill?  Hummers?

Tags: cash for clunkers, government spending, stimulus money, cars, financial meltdown, Department of Transportation

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