cash for clunkers

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Here is the "Cash for Clunkers" plan.

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 per vehicle 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 consented to spending $3 billion to save $350 million. How good a deal was that ???

If that doesn't scare you enough, remember that these same folks who will soon control your health care.