# Cash for Clunkers meant higher prices, no deals for the next two months

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-for-clunkers-meant-higher-prices-no-deals-for-the-next-two-months/507895>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 27, 2009, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-for-clunkers-meant-higher-prices-no-deals-for-the-next-two-months/507895 "2009-08-27T12:07:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![emacknight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ec8ea/32.png) [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-for-clunkers-meant-higher-prices-no-deals-for-the-next-two-months/507895/21 "2009-09-02T17:12:28Z")

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Uh oh, I managed to find a counter opinion that doesn’t involve free monkeys: (warning, link may conflict with your pre-formed opinions)

[Cash for Clunkers was “one of the most successful stimulus programs of all time” that has helped the auto industry on its road to recovery, AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson told CNBC.](http://www.cnbc.com/id/32654628)

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