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To: Road Walker who wrote (500684)8/3/2009 2:59:36 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1577194
 
Interesting observation........American car companies are doing better than foreign......probably for the first time this year. Are Americans buying American?

Ford’s July U.S. Sales Rise; GM, Honda Post Declines

By Mike Ramsey and Alex Ortolani

Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co.’s July U.S. sales rose 2.3 percent, leading the way as the government’s so-called cash- for-clunkers incentive may have helped the auto industry to its strongest pace this year.

Other major automakers reported declines, including 19 percent for General Motors Co., 25 percent for Nissan Motor Co., 17 percent for Honda Motor Co. and 9.4 percent for Chrysler Group LLC.


read more.......

bloomberg.com



To: Road Walker who wrote (500684)8/3/2009 3:05:14 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577194
 
RW, > Every single tax is wealth redistribution... and every single tax cut is wealth (or debt) redistribution.

Yes and no.

Letting people spend the money they earn is not "wealth redistribution."

Deficit-spending just "redistributes" wealth from the future to today. "Mortgaging our future"; didn't the current economic mess start with mortgages?

Tenchusatsu



To: Road Walker who wrote (500684)8/3/2009 4:31:24 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577194
 
Do you think the cars for clunkers program should be extended?