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Used car prices up 30 percent in three years – Cash-for-clunkers
I’m not implying the 30 percent increase in the average price of a used car is a direct result of the Obama administration’s Cash-for-Clunkers program, but it certainly is a…
GDP at plus 3.5%, cash for clunkers and home buyers big factor
Business Insider claims the GDP figure released earlier today is warped by the huge spike in auto sales in August. The report from the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ own report…
First cash for clunkers – now free golf carts
In a twist that will tick-off taxpayers, the federal government’s plan to provide tax credits to buyers of electric vehicles has turned into a boon for golf cart manufactures. The…
Cash for clunkers…the final chapter
The verdict is finally in on the “cash for clunkers” program, and I doubt that any rational person will applaud. I know you will find this hard to believe, but,…
Administrative cost of Cash for Clunkers – Update
I’m revising this post thanks to Erik’s suggestion in the comments. I read the AP headline “LaHood: Gov’t paid dealers $1.2B for ‘Clunkers’” and assumed that was it; the dealers…
Something else just went “clunk”
Just when you thought you’d seen and heard it all at the auto-mall. Remember back in those halcyon day of the campaign, when Candidate Obama promised transparency?
Cash For Clunkers “It’s not a stimulus.”
You can call it whatever you want … call it a banana … but its not a stimulus. To hear Juan Williams … it’s affirmation of all liberal philosophy. See…
Tom Daschle’s Million Dollar car (exclusive video)
I have been contemplating Tom Daschle’s situation and I wonder what kind of car could possibly result in a $120,000+ tax bill. After and exhaustive search I found my answer….
