If you spent a million dollars a day beginning at Jesus’ birth through today, you’d come up just shy of 800 billion. Incredibly, Chuck Schumer says you don’t care about Congress’ “porky” spending projects. Sad to say, for the most part, I think he may be right.
We all know that the auto industry is a gauge for the US economy, so it makes sense that any stimulus plan ought to include provisions to encourage Americans to buy cars. Here’s a few ideas that are being floated in the halls of Congress. Congress considers auto sales incentives – Jan. 29, 2009
So you still think ethanol is good for the environment? Think again. Ethanol will (1) reduce your gas mileage, thus increasing your gas consumption (2) clean everything it touches since it’s a solvent. Be prepared to replace gas filter, hoses & gaskets on a regular basis. And (3) just when we thought we had the [...]
I’ve noticed a 10% reduction in my fuel economy over the last month. For the last four years I’ve averaged 30 mpg without much variation. So when it suddenly dropped to 27 mpg a few weeks ago, I began to wonder why. Lo and behold, my local gas station had the answer. Beginning Nov. 1st, [...]
Although it’s probably necessary, I just can’t feel good about billions of tax dollars going to bail out auto makers. Here’s a unique alternative from Roger Penske, a guy who knows a bit about this business…it’s worth consideration. Technorati Tags: Chrysler,GM,Ford,bailout Idea to aid carmakers: Fee on sales – USATODAY.com
