Charities Lament 'Cash For Clunkers' Program

Courtesy NPR: Politics & Society  Tue, 07/14/2009 - 14:07

When Congress passed a new law to give people up to $4,500 to junk their old cars and buy new, more efficient ones, the auto industry cheered.

But some charities say they'll be the unintended victims of this program, and so will the low-income people they try to help.

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