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From: Jeff Strickland on 4 Nov 2009 20:14 "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2009.11.04.22.21.34.785784(a)e86.GTS... > On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:54:27 -0800, Jeff Strickland wrote: > >> >> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >> news:pan.2009.11.04.20.55.44.781980(a)e86.GTS... >>> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:35:00 -0500, Mike Hunter wrote: >>> >>>> WOW stop the presses! Toyota sales up by 64 vehicles ;) >>> >>> That's OK, they had the number one selling car in the CfC program, and >>> up 64 cars still makes them the leader. >>> >>> >> Sorry, Hachi, that's not entirely true. The most popular purchase was a >> shiny new F150. >> >> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cash_for_clunkers > > Wow. Last I heard the Corolla was the number one purchase in the CfC > program. > > That may explain Ford's $1B profit... > > > Now that cash for clunkers is history, the economy is back into a slump that could very well be caused by people with new car (or truck) loans NOT buying other kinds of durable goods, furniture, TVs, 'fridgerators, and so on. They also aren't buying clothes or dinner out. Of course, since the new clunker is a truck, they'll be spending lots of time at the gas pump.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 4 Nov 2009 18:46 On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:14:57 -0800, Jeff Strickland wrote: > > "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message > news:pan.2009.11.04.22.21.34.785784(a)e86.GTS... >> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:54:27 -0800, Jeff Strickland wrote: >> >> >>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >>> news:pan.2009.11.04.20.55.44.781980(a)e86.GTS... >>>> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:35:00 -0500, Mike Hunter wrote: >>>> >>>>> WOW stop the presses! Toyota sales up by 64 vehicles ;) >>>> >>>> That's OK, they had the number one selling car in the CfC program, and >>>> up 64 cars still makes them the leader. >>>> >>>> >>> Sorry, Hachi, that's not entirely true. The most popular purchase was a >>> shiny new F150. >>> >>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cash_for_clunkers >> >> Wow. Last I heard the Corolla was the number one purchase in the CfC >> program. >> >> That may explain Ford's $1B profit... >> >> >> >> > Now that cash for clunkers is history, the economy is back into a slump > that could very well be caused by people with new car (or truck) loans NOT > buying other kinds of durable goods, furniture, TVs, 'fridgerators, and so > on. They also aren't buying clothes or dinner out. Of course, since the > new clunker is a truck, they'll be spending lots of time at the gas pump. Making Bush's buddies rich...
From: Jeff Strickland on 4 Nov 2009 20:59 "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message news:pan.2009.11.04.23.46.30.784752(a)e86.GTS... > On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:14:57 -0800, Jeff Strickland wrote: > >> >> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >> news:pan.2009.11.04.22.21.34.785784(a)e86.GTS... >>> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:54:27 -0800, Jeff Strickland wrote: >>> >>> >>>> "Hachiroku ????" <Trueno(a)e86.GTS> wrote in message >>>> news:pan.2009.11.04.20.55.44.781980(a)e86.GTS... >>>>> On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:35:00 -0500, Mike Hunter wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> WOW stop the presses! Toyota sales up by 64 vehicles ;) >>>>> >>>>> That's OK, they had the number one selling car in the CfC program, and >>>>> up 64 cars still makes them the leader. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Sorry, Hachi, that's not entirely true. The most popular purchase was a >>>> shiny new F150. >>>> >>>> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091104/ap_on_bi_ge/us_cash_for_clunkers >>> >>> Wow. Last I heard the Corolla was the number one purchase in the CfC >>> program. >>> >>> That may explain Ford's $1B profit... >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Now that cash for clunkers is history, the economy is back into a slump >> that could very well be caused by people with new car (or truck) loans >> NOT >> buying other kinds of durable goods, furniture, TVs, 'fridgerators, and >> so >> on. They also aren't buying clothes or dinner out. Of course, since the >> new clunker is a truck, they'll be spending lots of time at the gas pump. > > Making Bush's buddies rich... > > > Talk about the Law of Unintended Consequences! Or is it?
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 4 Nov 2009 20:54
On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:59:13 -0800, Jeff Strickland wrote: >>> Now that cash for clunkers is history, the economy is back into a slump >>> that could very well be caused by people with new car (or truck) loans >>> NOT >>> buying other kinds of durable goods, furniture, TVs, 'fridgerators, and >>> so >>> on. They also aren't buying clothes or dinner out. Of course, since the >>> new clunker is a truck, they'll be spending lots of time at the gas >>> pump. >> >> Making Bush's buddies rich... >> >> >> >> > Talk about the Law of Unintended Consequences! Or is it? It's all a Neo-Con plot to continue making Bush's oil buddies richer. |