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Free Cars!

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spidey07

No Lifer
On welfare and need a set of wheels? Well have no fear, the government is here to provide you one for FREE and pay all the insurance.

But, but, but...they need a car if they are to get a job! Then buy one like everybody else or carpool and pay for gas or public transportation.

http://news.bostonherald.com/news/r...r_poor_fuel_road_rage/srvc=home&position=also

Gov. Deval Patrick’s free wheels for welfare recipients program is revving up despite the stalled economy, as the keys to donated cars loaded with state-funded insurance, repairs and even AAA membership are handed out to get them to work.

But the program - fueled by a funding boost despite the state’s fiscal crash - allows those who end up back on welfare to keep the cars anyway.

“It’s mind-boggling. You’ve got people out there saying, ‘I just lost my job. Hey, can I get a free car, too?’ ” said House Minority Leader Brad Jones (R-North Reading).
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How else are they supposed to get from polling booth to polling both all across the city on election day? :whiste:
 
bart1975 said:
Where do I signup?
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You may not qualify.

Requirements are
  • Poor
  • Democrat
  • Ghetto
  • ?Black? - Not politically correct, but given the way many liberal programs and/or the State of Mass operates...:whiste:
  • Mass State Resident
 
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Actually now that ive read the article you definately picked and chose your quotes to make it sound worse than it is. The cars are donated from charities and they cut the welfare payments to match. Faux outrage found.

I still dont agree with the program but im not quoting it to make it to make a political statement like you are.
 
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soulcougher73 said:
Actually now that ive read the article you definately picked and chose your quotes to make it sound worse than it is. The cars are donated from charities and they cut the welfare payments to match. Faux outrage found.

I still dont agree with the program but im not quoting it to make it to make a political statement like you are.
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That statement is misleading. She's making the assumption they wouldn't be on welfare anymore and hence the "savings".

Here's a link to the application, NOWHERE on there does it mention welfare benefits will be cut. It does however say what it will pay for and that is essentially everything to own and operate the car except for gas (hell, it may even have free gas). Things paid for - insurance, taxes, title, registration, inspection ALL REPAIRS and a AAA membership! It truly is a totally free car and all expenses.

http://www.bostonherald.com/projects/welfare_cars.bg
 
I think these are cars donated by regular people or businesses. The state is then picking up title, insurance, etc. expenses. Charities run similar programs here in CT.

I usually donate my cars when I'm done with them, I've only sold one car in my lifetime.

OTOH I'm a typical New Englander, and any car I donate is very, very used.

PS: Of what business is it yours (or mine, for that matter) what the Commonwealth of Massachusetts does? Don't you believe in state's rights or should we all sink to the lowest common denominator?
 
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Thump553 said:
I think these are cars donated by regular people or businesses. The state is then picking up title, insurance, etc. expenses. Charities run similar programs here in CT.

I usually donate my cars when I'm done with them, I've only sold one car in my lifetime.

OTOH I'm a typical New Englander, and any car I donate is very, very used.

PS: Of what business is it yours (or mine, for that matter) what the Commonwealth of Massachusetts does? Don't you believe in state's rights or should we all sink to the lowest common denominator?
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Ok, so they're likely cars that I wouldn't even think of buying, the cars are donated by private parties precisely to give to the needy, and it's a state program in a state I don't live in. 404 Error: Outrage not found.
 
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her209 said:
What does one do with donated cars if not give them to the needy?
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I've got no problem with donated cars being given to people that need them and there are plenty of charities that do so. It's when you're using tax payer money for everything else to the tune of 6k a year that I have a problem with.
 
Dammit - local government is constantly screwing it up!

They need to be giving the money to banks and investment firms that botched the economy. Tax payer money should be going to the people who got us into this mess in the 1st place!!

And, they have gotten themselves out of it - but still continue to cook up reckless investment schemes and products; while they scream "COMMUNIST!" when someone says: "What are you doing there??"
 
spidey07 said:
I've got no problem with donated cars being given to people that need them and there are plenty of charities that do so. It's when you're using tax payer money for everything else to the tune of 6k a year that I have a problem with.
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Im curious where they get 6k a year figure from. I mean title/registration on an old charity car has to be next to nothing. AAA membership is also pretty cheap. Insurance on old cars is also pretty cheap. My guess is all of that total should not be more than $1k on an old charity beater.

Hell my 2009 Forrester and 2011 Grand Cherokee insurance, registration and AAA membership (if i had one) wouldnt be more than 2K/year. I smell fraud or waste somewhere.
 
The state pays for the car’s insurance, inspection, excise tax, title, registration, repairs and a AAA membership for one year at a total cost of roughly $6,000 per car.
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This is probably the biggest problem. I live on the left coast, and none of that even comes close to adding up to $6000/year out here! Can anyone living in Massachusetts confirm this figure?
 
soulcougher73 said:
Im curious where they get 6k a year figure from. I mean title/registration on an old charity car has to be next to nothing. AAA membership is also pretty cheap. Insurance on old cars is also pretty cheap. My guess is all of that total should not be more than $1k on an old charity beater.

Hell my 2009 Forrester and 2011 Grand Cherokee insurance, registration and AAA membership (if i had one) wouldnt be more than 2K/year. I smell fraud or waste somewhere.
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Take car into shop for "broken wheel". Drive off in a shiny new set of "dubs", shop bills state.
 
QuantumPion said:
How else are they supposed to get from polling booth to polling both all across the city on election day? :whiste:
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This is one where the republicans have definitely outsmarted the democrats. Instead of giving free cars to crackheads and hoping they vote for you, just rig the election so a bunch of dead people apparently voted for you :whiste:


Ok, so they're likely cars that I wouldn't even think of buying, the cars are donated by private parties precisely to give to the needy, and it's a state program in a state I don't live in. 404 Error: Outrage not found.
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But is it tax deductible? If the person donating the car gets to file it as a tax write off then technically the government is somewhat financially supporting this. Around here, a lot of charities have car donation programs and they are tax deductible.

Poor people can go fuck themselves. I own a car but I still ride the bus to work. The dude who works next to me probably clears over 100k per year and he doesn't even have a car. He bikes everywhere and uses the bus/train to get everywhere else.
 
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