calculatedriskblog.com - 7/31/2009
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From the Detroit Free Press: Cash-for-clunkers program to be suspended (ht Basel Too) The U.S. government will suspend the popular cash-for-clunkers program after less than four days in business, telling Congress that the plan would burn through its $950-million budget by midnight, several ...
Clunkers
hf-implode.com 7/27/2009 — "The US is getting its own cash for clunkers version going, the sort of program tried and tested in European countries, in which a government ostensibly wants to get old cars off the road for pollution-related reasons, but which also is a great way to boost automobile production and sales. It ...
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scsuscholars.com 7/30/2009 — The Cash for Clunkers program might run out of money sooner than anticipated . Car dealers on Wednesday began expressing concern that the government's "cash for clunkers" incentive program could run out of money as soon as the end of August due to strong initial response from consumers. "It's ...
"Cash for Clunkers" Calculator
valueplays.blogspot.com 7/25/2009 — Everyone has heard about the "cash for clinkers" program but not too many people know if it is a good deal. well, here is some help. Make sure if you decide to do it to visit your local AutoNation (AN) dealership... Disclosure ("none" means no position):Long AN
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Cash for Clunkers
ritholtz.com 7/27/2009 —
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Important Things to Know
Your vehicle must be less than 25 years old on the trade-in date
Only purchase or lease of new vehicles qualify
Generally, trade-in vehicles must get 18 or less MPG (some very large pick-up trucks and ...
Cash for Clunkers: 136 Pages of Rules and Regs
mjperry.blogspot.com 7/29/2009 — Webwire -- The United States Government has recently released the “Cash For Clunkers” program, 2009. There has been some confusion as to how to go about claiming the $4,500 check. First of all, there is no “$4,500 check”, at least not one the public ...
“Car For Clunkers” An Artificial Program Shields Auto Industry
247wallst.com 7/31/2009 — Ford (F) makes better cars than it did last year, or at least there is better demand for them. The “cars for clunkers” program put together by the US government helped sell cars, a fact that Ford admitted.
The “clunkers” stimulus which allowed consumers to trade in old, ...
Cash for Clunkers-By Math Class Flunkers
hf-implode.com 8/2/2009 — "The $1 Billion Cash for Clunkers program was designed to offer people $3,500 – $4,500 for their old crummy cars when they traded them in on new, spiffier and allegedly more fuel efficient models… you know, the kind often manufactured overseas. And that alone would have easily provided me with ...
Is Somebody Lying About "Cash for Clunkers"?
freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com 8/4/2009 — Congress set aside $1 billion to fund the program. If all of that money was going to pay these subsidies, there would be enough money to pay for 250,000 clunkers.
The program went into place on July 24th. One week later, the program was said to be ...
Is Cash For Clunkers A New Entitlement?
capitalgainsandgames.com 8/4/2009 — Imagine how all those self-professed, anti-new entitlement fiscal conservatives in Washington and around the country are going to feel when they realize that, with their full support, enthusiasm, and (in some cases) votes, Cash for Clunkers is the ...
Cash for Clunkers Takes Off —
Business Pundit
Bloomberg reports that nearly 16,000 auto dealers want to participate in the government’s Cash for Clunkers program, which gives people up to $4,500 to trade in their old 18 mpg-or-less gas hogs for new, fuel-efficient vehicles. The program was launched this weekend:
Almost 16,000 ...
What?! No More Cash for My Clunker? —
EconomistMom.com
So all this week I’ve been planning to start a series of posts about the new “Cash for Clunkers” government rebate program which has just gotten underway. The program is designed to help stimulate the economy (and the auto industry in particular) by encouraging people to turn ...
Cash for Clunkers: What to Expect Now (Consumer Action) —
SmartMoney.com
It’s going to be a wild weekend at the car dealership.
The Cash for Clunkers program is still up and running -- at least for a little while longer. The White House announcement affirming the cotinuation of the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) came just hours after it was revealed ...
Shocking News: People Take Free Money! —
Mises Economics Blog
After barely a week in full-tilt operation the "Cash for Clunkers" program has been suspended . As recently taken apart in a Mises Daily , this program is a particularly absurd example of the broken-window fallacy . But the suspension of the program has brought even more economic absurdity.
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Using ‘Cash For Clunkers’ Money to Buy a Muscle Car —
Cato @ Liberty
ABC News reports that the “Cash for Clunkers” scheme, a government program that offers a rebate to people who trade in vehicles with low gas mileage for more fuel efficient cars, is gaining popularity:
The program is off to a fast start. In less than a week, 8,000 cars have been ...
Details on Cash for Clunkers —
Free Money Finance
The following is a guest post from Bob Meighan, CPA and VP of TurboTax. For more info on Cash for Clunkers , visit their site.
Driving around in a clunker and ready to move up? Doing so could help the environment and save you up to $4500. Sounds too good to be true? Nope. While there are ...
'Cash for Clunkers' Rules Released —
Calculated Risk
From the LA Times: 'Cash for clunkers' rules are released, sparking a rush The law creating the $1-billion program went into effect July 1, but many dealers were reluctant to participate until they got a look at the rules. The arrival of the 100-plus-page document Friday morning sparked a ...
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