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Guest Editorial : Clunker consequences

Billions spent, but what do we get for it?

Posted: August 12, 2009 at 5:51 a.m.

After the initial $1 billion appropriated for it ran out in only 10 days, the immensely popular "cash for clunkers" just received another $2 billion, thanks to its fans in the U.S. Capitol building and the White House.

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Opinion, Pages 4 on 08/12/2009

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