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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:05 AM Original message |
Cash for Clunkers Results Finally In: Taxpayers Paid $24,000 per Vehicle Sold, Reports Edmunds.com |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:13 AM Response to Original message |
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Schema Thing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:17 AM Response to Original message |
2. Something seems really off in this "study" |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:24 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Edmunds is usually on the mark when it comes to anything.... |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. Their logic is questionable!I'd be interested to hear what |
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Craftsman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
5. I bought a ford ranger in C4C in August |
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skipos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:10 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I bought a Ford Fusion hybrid |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:36 AM Response to Original message |
6. That is an Odd Set of Numbers |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:15 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. are they figuring in how much aid would have been paid to those car salesmen |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. It's a bad game to play. |
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emulatorloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
9. "but without Cash for Clunkers, sales would have been even better" |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:32 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. I'm sure that if it were a government report, this sort of thing would |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Why? |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. Except people were not buying any new cars even with other incentives. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. They are talking about October sales, and they are correct. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:42 AM Response to Original message |
11. So totally wrong in so many ways it isn't funny |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:43 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. "Average." |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:59 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. You don't seem to understand, taxpayers DIDN'T pay ANYTHING other than |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. It really isn't that complicated. |
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Sen. Walter Sobchak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-30-09 03:05 AM Response to Reply #23 |
29. I'm one of them and still think C4C was a stupid idea. |
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maxrandb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 12:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. It's Bullshit, but someone smarter than I needs to smack this "talking point" down |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 02:52 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. +1 |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 03:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Very basic distillation of Edmunds.com argument: |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Thank you. Makes sense. Stands to reason not everyone who bought |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:26 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. These numbers are valid |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 10:03 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. What's to smack down? |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
18. Whether you agree with Edmunds methods or not, most of the money went to Toyota, Honda, Hyundai...nt |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:03 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. GM and Ford were #2 and 3 in CARS sales behind Toyota. |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. You could, but only if you didn't know what "most" means... |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-29-09 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
28. I'm not good with numbers |
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