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Old 08-08-2009, 10:35 PM   #1
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Anyone see this as a way to give the big 3 more money without calling it a bailout? just sayin...
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Old 08-09-2009, 02:21 AM   #2
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Anyone see this as a way to give the big 3 more money without calling it a bailout? just sayin...
Correct me if I'm wrong but the program is open to all manufacturers, so it would not make US manufacturers any more desirable than they have been. So considering how US manufacturers have begged/lobbied/bribed Congress in the past not to raise CAFE fuel standards, on average the most fuel efficient cars are not from the big 3.
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Old 08-10-2009, 12:09 PM   #3
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Anyone see this as a way to give the big 3 more money without calling it a bailout? just sayin...
While I don't disagree with you on this, I would think that if that's truly what it was (a schemed bail out) then the financial reward would be limited to only those folks who bought a car from one of the 'big three'. (More money for domestics, lesser reward for imports).
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