I really don't see how that is an apple to apples rebuttal. The parent is talking about receiving $5,000. Cash4Clunkers required one to take their old car, tr

I really don't see how that is an apple to apples rebuttal. The parent is talking about receiving $5,000. Cash4Clunkers required one to take their old car, trade it in, and purchase a new car. So, not only did you have to already have a used car, you had to be able to qualify to finance a new car or have the cash for a new car. Additionally, the trade-in car was destroyed, with no parts scrapped. All engines of perfectly functioning vehicles destroyed. Entire fully-functioning vehicles destroyed. That is a much smaller subset of people than "anyone who wants to buy a used car." Back to the other stuff... "You're twice as likely to get a job with a degree as someone who finished HS, and almost 3x as likely as a HS dropout." I don't see how you can use an unemployment rate to determine the likelihood of finding a job in the current economy based on education level....maybe educational level most likely to be laid off, but that is still a stretch. Higher level education is expensive because it is subsidized. Look at the housing market. Harder to get a mortgage now, yet rates are at an all-time low, and property prices are at historical lows. I guarantee if anyone were able to get a mortgage, even at 20%, housing prices would drastically increase.