Feds Have Reimbursed 2% of Cash for Clunkers Claims

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You’ve undoubtedly heard a liberal or two here and there make the claim that the unconstitutional “Cash for Clunkers” farce is a “success.” They claim that robbing some Americans to give other Americans $3,500-$4,500 to trade in a perfectly good vehicle to be destroyed is a “success” because lots of people have jumped on the gravy train for “free” money.

All issues of morality, constitutionality and common sense aside, Fox News brings a report of how “efficient” this typical silly government program is:

In the letter, Sestak said only 2 percent of claims have been paid and that four of every five applications have been “rejected for minor oversight.“

In recent days, auto dealers across the country have been complaining that the reimbursement payments are slow to process. And they said some of their applications were being rejected because of apparent procedural issues. The statistics Sestak cited suggest those complaints are not based on isolated incidents.

Staffing could be one problem. According to sales data summarized by Transportation Department officials, dealers have submitted requests for rebates on 338,659 vehicles sold.

But while Congress just expanded the $1 billion program by $2 billion, the Department of Transportation says a staff of just 225 people is reviewing those claims.

And some people think these idiots should be allowed to run our nation’s health care system???

Just when you start to develop a little belief in the average intelligence of human beings, something like this comes along…

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