Posted by
Bill Crawford on Friday, August 21, 2009 1:45:13 PM
It's official, folks. The great Detroit salvation program ends next Monday, 8 P.M.
Many car dealers have stopped filing applications, partially because of the onerous clunker disposal requirements and the back log of old cars waiting in line for processing. They are afraid of not qualifying because of the time requirements.
Many more are worried sick that, since little of the federal reimbursement has shown itself to them yet, there is a chance that they may be stuck for the money due them indefinitely.
Here is the rich part: the same government that has so much trouble gearing up and managing a $2 billion dollar program for a few weeks is asking us for effective control of the health care sector of the economy.
I understand the fed's troubles with the car program. The government is an unwieldly monster, the program was a temp and the response was more than they imagined. Money appropriated for the year was maxed out in a week. That's a lot of fires to put out all at once.
The same government is now asking us to find and finance a structure for health care, adding a good 20-40M people to the insurance rolls immediately. On what are we supposed to base our faith on this government not making things worse than they are?