https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2009/08/02/cash-for-clunkers/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 03:42:38 -0400<![CDATA[The NYT&#8217;s Lede describes the fiasco which the &#8220;Cash for Clunkers&#8221; program has become. The Lede&#8217;s story focuses mostly on the program participant&#8217;s difficulties in obtaining a reimbursement from the government. What the article doesn&#8217;t discuss is the wisdom of scrappage programs themselves. The scrappage program essentially takes a perfectly good machine and destroys it in the name of an environmental benefit.]]>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:21:49 -0400<![CDATA[Richard Fernandez]]>https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/08/02/cash-for-clunkers-n188913