http://washingtonindependent.com/46736/a-slow-start-to-cash-for-clunkers National News in Context Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:41:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://washingtonindependent.com/46736/a-slow-start-to-cash-for-clunkers/comment-page-1#comment-34633 kcampese Sun, 14 Jun 2009 04:26:19 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=46736#comment-34633 60% the cars that are currently donated to charity will now be eligible for a $3500 or $4500 voucher under the cash for clunkers program. Since the tax deduction for donating a car is only $500 or what the car sells charities won't be able to compete with the program and charitable car donation will end. A better idea is to just change the amount a person can deduct for donating their car back to the book value. That way every car is eligible, the government doesn't have to spend $4 million of our dollars giving away vouchers and trying to administer a program that is way too convoluted! 60% the cars that are currently donated to charity will now be eligible for a $3500 or $4500 voucher under the cash for clunkers program. Since the tax deduction for donating a car is only $500 or what the car sells charities won't be able to compete with the program and charitable car donation will end. A better idea is to just change the amount a person can deduct for donating their car back to the book value. That way every car is eligible, the government doesn't have to spend $4 million of our dollars giving away vouchers and trying to administer a program that is way too convoluted!

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/46736/a-slow-start-to-cash-for-clunkers/comment-page-1#comment-33701 kcampese Sat, 13 Jun 2009 21:26:19 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=46736#comment-33701 60% the cars that are currently donated to charity will now be eligible for a $3500 or $4500 voucher under the cash for clunkers program. Since the tax deduction for donating a car is only $500 or what the car sells charities won't be able to compete with the program and charitable car donation will end. A better idea is to just change the amount a person can deduct for donating their car back to the book value. That way every car is eligible, the government doesn't have to spend $4 million of our dollars giving away vouchers and trying to administer a program that is way too convoluted! 60% the cars that are currently donated to charity will now be eligible for a $3500 or $4500 voucher under the cash for clunkers program. Since the tax deduction for donating a car is only $500 or what the car sells charities won't be able to compete with the program and charitable car donation will end. A better idea is to just change the amount a person can deduct for donating their car back to the book value. That way every car is eligible, the government doesn't have to spend $4 million of our dollars giving away vouchers and trying to administer a program that is way too convoluted!

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/46736/a-slow-start-to-cash-for-clunkers/comment-page-1#comment-33533 Fran Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:56:07 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=46736#comment-33533 And how will the trade-in's combined highway and city gas mileage be determined? And how will the trade-in's combined highway and city gas mileage be determined?

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