That great rush into automotive dealerships for the "Cash for Clunkers" deal will now end Monday.
The federal government has decided to stop the program. Reimbursements back to car dealers taking part in this plan have been slow on their return.
New York's state automotive group recently pulled out of the program.
Did the program work? Well, from a "bring customers through the doors" perspective, it might be called successful.
My sense, though, is ... once again ... governmental bureaucracy trying to stick its hand into the business world has been burned.
It's not a new trick. Doesn't matter who president of this country is, either.
Been there, done that ... and will be done again.
For a while, though, people were coming in to trade those gas-guzzling old bags for sleeker, sexier models to drive. Those newer cars also will provide safer emissions along with great gas mileage.
It was fun while it lasted.
Let's wait for the next quick-fix program to come along.
-- Joe Rutland
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