maybe its just me, but I don't get what the big deal is with it. It's made primarily for vehicles like the explorer and doesn't even apply to mustangs. the qualifications for the trade in is that it must have been made on or after 1984 and get less than an average of 18 miles per gallon. even the fox body doesn't qualify for it.

also, as far as trickle effect and spuring the economy goes, it'll create jobs in the factories for the different auto makers (big 3 or not, doesn't really matter) as well as in the shipping industry (since the cars must be shipped to location) and the dealerships. For this much, you can also factor in the advertising that the automakers are doing, which leads into jobs for the people who create the commercial, the channel it goes onto, etc, etc. It also allows for other factors such as less dependency on gas and a long term savings given that the vehicles purchased must be of better economical quality.