leave the cars and just stop Chinese ships from spewing zillions of tons of crap while anchoring offshore and in port. more will be achieved and the proper party will be paying the price

Why?, Is it because the American People are too stupid to not buy imports from China.

If you understood and followed your own suggestion, you'd be dead within a month.

Because China is well ingrained within the United States economy.

"reducing emissions from the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach is critical to cleaning the region's air because they are the largest single pollution source in Southern California. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has asked the Port of L.A. to study whether its failure to meet its commitments at the China Shipping terminal will hinder plans for cleaning smog to meet federal health standards.

The ports of L.A. and Long Beach have fought a rule proposed years ago by the air district that would hold them accountable for other pledges made in their 2006 Clean Air Action Plan. Air quality officials have not acted on the proposal."

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-port-pollution-20151215-story.html

Cali-prunia CARB is smoking their own flatulence (DUH!).

What will the poor people drive when the used car market dries up like a California farm field?

Fart balloons?

I already designed one. I just have to mount a chair on it, and some steering thrusters.

But before I do that, I'm looking for investors.

California governor Jerry Brown is very excited about it, and is wondering if I'll build the balloon plant in California.

I told him, I'm also working on public transportation using the same concepts.

He wants to power his federally funding new railway with it.

Here's a stock tip.... when it comes to Beans future.... BUY!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUKolh8Q9hA

No government policy has unintended consequences. Silence!

I'm sure there are a lot of people that can't afford a car as good as some that are going to the cruncher.

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You are joking aren't you Legolaz? Even that is $35k. I purchased my 2005 VW Jetta for $15.5k out the door. I wouldn't spend $35k on a car, let alone a golf cart and I'm one of those stinkin' rich 1%'ers.

California, birth place of mountain biking, is a biker's dream. Tell them to start pedaling. Wait! The only bikes they could afford come from China. So now we're back to the Chinese ship problem. Catch22.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZfHnDmyEzE

Got to love John Stossel, simple logic.

I'm in the auto business and I took in a lot of good trade ins during the Cash for Clunkers program. There were a few cars that I told my client to use as a trade in vs the Cash for Clunkers program, because the car was worth more than the money they were getting.

Then there were the other cars. The ones that were ready for the junk yard, but somehow the owner was able to keep it running. I remember an old Cadillac Sedan de Ville that needed two cars to jump start it. The rule was that the car had to be running when the dealer came to pick it up at my office. So, we got two cars and got that old Caddy running.

There were many other junky cars that were traded in. The positive is that my clients were able to get a good down payment toward their new fuel efficient and safe car. The program was not written well, nor was it administered well, but the outcome was positive. With any government run program, the costs were well above what they should've been, but that's what why we pay such high taxes, right?

A permanent cash for clunkers program isn't a good idea. People will drive their clunker until something goes wrong and they don't want to fix it - then they'll trade it in. It won't get old clunkers off the road. However, if there's an end dates (say they run the program for 60 days), then we'll see the results we want.