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Got his from a blog at http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331218/posts
Hard to argue with the math: "Here's some math from your stories that the average clunker got 15 mpg and the average replacement gets 25. · A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a year of gasoline. · A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons a year. · So, an average clunker transaction reduces U.S. gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year. · The total is about 700,000 vehicles - so that's 224 million gallons / year. · That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil. · 5 million barrels of oil is about ¼ of one day's U.S. consumption. · And, 5 million barrels of oil costs about $350 million dollars at $75/bbl. · So, we all contributed to spending $3 billion to save $350 million. How good a deal was that???" And that doesn't take into account the loss of revenue for the aftermarket parts and repair industry that just lost those potential 700,000 vehicles to the junkyard. Nor the energy savings of recycling those parts through the re-manufacturing industry |
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On Sep 4, 11:30*pm, "Lu Powell" wrote:
Got his from a blog athttp://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331218/posts Hard to argue with the math: "Here's some math from your stories that the average clunker got 15 mpg and the average replacement gets 25. · A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a year of gasoline. · A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons a year. · So, an average clunker transaction reduces U.S. gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year. · The total is about 700,000 vehicles - so that's 224 million gallons / year. |
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"Frogwatch" wrote in message
... That's Obomath. This bunch of morons we have for an administration do well to breath on their own. As opposed to the previous administration, a bunch of lying thieves, who spent our treasure and blood like drunken sailors on shore leave. -- Nom=de=Plume |
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On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:41:51 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... That's Obomath. This bunch of morons we have for an administration do well to breath on their own. As opposed to the previous administration, a bunch of lying thieves, who spent our treasure and blood like drunken sailors on shore leave. That is a great example of 'Bush Rationale'. Bush spent a lot of money, so it's OK for 'Bama to waste four times as much. You guys are something else. -- John H All decisions, even those made by liberals, are the result of binary thinking. |
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John H. wrote:
On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:41:51 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... That's Obomath. This bunch of morons we have for an administration do well to breath on their own. As opposed to the previous administration, a bunch of lying thieves, who spent our treasure and blood like drunken sailors on shore leave. That is a great example of 'Bush Rationale'. Bush spent a lot of money, so it's OK for 'Bama to waste four times as much. You guys are something else. "Waste" implys that bama can account for the money he so frivolously throws around. Most of the bailout money just vaporized into thin air. Does anyone know where all that automaker bailout money? Even more difficult to trace is the financial industry bailout. I wonder if those executives ever got their bonuses. The clunker program hasn't done so well either. Mis management of the program has left the dealers holding the empty bag. Hopefully they will eventually get paid. |
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"Jim" wrote in message
... "Waste" implys that bama can account for the money he so frivolously throws around. Most of the bailout money just vaporized into thin air. Does anyone know where all that automaker bailout money? Even more difficult to trace is the financial industry bailout. I wonder if those executives ever got their bonuses. The clunker program hasn't done so well either. Mis management of the program has left the dealers holding the empty bag. Hopefully they will eventually get paid. Hate to tell you, but the first bank bailout happened during Bush's administration. Are you going to blame the president for that too? -- Nom=de=Plume |
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"John H." wrote in message
... On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:41:51 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... That's Obomath. This bunch of morons we have for an administration do well to breath on their own. As opposed to the previous administration, a bunch of lying thieves, who spent our treasure and blood like drunken sailors on shore leave. That is a great example of 'Bush Rationale'. Bush spent a lot of money, so it's OK for 'Bama to waste four times as much. You guys are something else. I reject that argument. It's just another label. The point is that the money Obama is spending for the economic recovery (the nearly failed economy being easily laid at Bush's door) and has so far been shown not to be a waste. -- Nom=de=Plume |
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On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 10:32:45 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote: "John H." wrote in message .. . On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:41:51 -0700, "nom=de=plume" wrote: "Frogwatch" wrote in message ... That's Obomath. This bunch of morons we have for an administration do well to breath on their own. As opposed to the previous administration, a bunch of lying thieves, who spent our treasure and blood like drunken sailors on shore leave. That is a great example of 'Bush Rationale'. Bush spent a lot of money, so it's OK for 'Bama to waste four times as much. You guys are something else. I reject that argument. It's just another label. The point is that the money Obama is spending for the economic recovery (the nearly failed economy being easily laid at Bush's door) and has so far been shown not to be a waste. Reject away. You attempted to justify 'Bama's acts by comparing him to Bush. The failed economy is easily laid at the door of Chris and Barney. But... -- John H All decisions, even those made by liberals, are the result of binary thinking. |
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"Lu Powell" wrote in message
... And that doesn't take into account the loss of revenue for the aftermarket parts and repair industry that just lost those potential 700,000 vehicles to the junkyard. Nor the energy savings of recycling those parts through the re-manufacturing industry And, it doesn't take into account the improvement to the atmosphere, small though it is (if you really want a big improvement, severely restrict beef sales), nor the improvement, also relatively small in the viability of the auto manufacturers nor putting the breaks on a worsening job market. Hate to break it to you, but most of the usable parts of the clunkers were salvaged before the shredding. There was some loss to the secondary car sales market, since they were removed from the mix. -- Nom=de=Plume |
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On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:40:24 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
wrote: "Lu Powell" wrote in message ... And that doesn't take into account the loss of revenue for the aftermarket parts and repair industry that just lost those potential 700,000 vehicles to the junkyard. Nor the energy savings of recycling those parts through the re-manufacturing industry And, it doesn't take into account the improvement to the atmosphere, small though it is (if you really want a big improvement, severely restrict beef sales), nor the improvement, also relatively small in the viability of the auto manufacturers nor putting the breaks on a worsening job market. Hate to break it to you, but most of the usable parts of the clunkers were salvaged before the shredding. There was some loss to the secondary car sales market, since they were removed from the mix. Until you liberals get serious about nuclear energy, your 'improvement to the atmosphere' comments are little more than humorous politics. -- John H All decisions, even those made by liberals, are the result of binary thinking. |
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