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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: Alighieri who wrote (512230)9/11/2009 12:24:56 PM
From: jlallen5 Recommendations  Read Replies (1) of 1576517
 
Let's call this OBAMA Math.
And these guys want to run Health care.
Save me, Lord. Please



Did anyone run the numbers??



A vehicle at 15 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 800 gallons a year of gasoline.

A vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year 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 / year.

That equates to a bit over 5 million barrels of oil.

5 million barrels of oil is about ¼ of one day's US consumption.

And, 5 million barrels of oil costs about $350 million dollars at $70/bbl.

So, we all contributed to spending $3 billion to save $350 million.

How good a deal was that ???



They'll probably do a great job with health care though!!



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