Give Clunkers to Those Without Cars

Cash for Clunkers has helped dealers and many buyers, but those buyers are still people who can afford and are qualified to get car loans, while many people have no transportation, may be unemployed or disabled, and cannot afford to buy any car at all.  Rather than destroy and waste the clunker vehicles it seems a more practical use to give those directly to low-income families who don't have reliable transportation (preferably not through non-profit organizations unless you can ensure they won't have a lot of red tape and hoops to jump through to qualify) who desperately need a car to look for a job, to get to work, to get to doctors' appointments, to take college courses, drop their kids off at school, etc.  Taking a bus, biking, or walking is not always an option.  Buses don't run late hours in many areas and people may have no way to get home from their job, or have to walk in dangerous neighborhoods with their kids without a car or in bad weather which is a deterrent to taking jobs offered, plus they are limited to local employment that may be scarce without the ability to commute further.  Please sign this petition asking for an amendment to allow for these vehicles to go directly to people who truly need them rather than waste this opportunity, which taking these steps would also prove to be a strong stimulus that would help boost the economy further as more people could obtain jobs, pay taxes, and get an education, all of which benefits the nation's ability to prosper and compete, plus having cars helps ensure that kids don't miss school or doctor's appointments, and these drivers would purchase more gasoline and items at stores that would now be within their reach, especially if they are able to increase their income through greater access to job opportunities.