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Monadnock Guide
Council of Elders
USA
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 Posted - April 21 2010 : 07:28:50 AM
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From Cash for Clunkers to Health Care
A clunker that travels 12,000 miles a year at 15 mpg uses 800 gallons of gas a year.
A vehicle that travels 12,000 miles a year at 25 mpg uses 480 gallons a year.
So, the average Cash for Clunkers transaction will reduce US gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year.
They claim 700,000 vehicles so that's 224 million gallons saved per year.
That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil.
5 million barrels is about 5 hours worth of US consumption.
More importantly, 5 million barrels of oil at $70 per barrel costs about $350 million dollars
So, the government paid $3 billion of our tax dollars to save $350 million.
We spent $8.57 for every dollar we saved.
I'm pretty sure they will do a great job with our health care, though.
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shadawick
Colonial Settler
USA
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Posted - April 21 2010 : 10:34:07 PM
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| The thought of that actually makes me sick. Look at what has been spent under the stimulus bill to create so few jobs. I don't remember the figure that I have heard quoted, but it is astronomical. If it wasn't so serious it would be funny. Our tax dollars are just chump change to the politicians. Throw ALL the bums out and start over from scratch, wait a minute, isn't that what the Tea Party is trying to do? This November is really gonna get interesting! |
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