Cash for Clunkers, and Healthcare.

[NJ5]

CommunistHater said:

NJ5 said:

 

It's just another "extend and pretend" program (except it may actually benefit the environment). Making things look better now at the expense of the future.

 

Reduce, Reuse helps the enviroment  Destroy, and buy new does not.

I think you're wrong in this case. If I understood correctly, in this program the only thing they destroy is the engine of the old car. The other parts can still get resold or recycled.

The energy used to make the engine should be more than compensated for with the energy saved by riding a more efficient car. An engine costs a few thousand dollars to make, even if all of that was energy a more efficient car saves more than that over a few years.