[lbo-talk] Your tax dollars!!!

// ravi ravi at platosbeard.org
Fri Aug 7 08:06:00 PDT 2009


http://money.cnn.com/2009/08/07/autos/cash_for_clunkers_sales/index.htm


> What are people trading their clunkers in for? It depends on who you
> ask.
>
> The government's results showed small cars as the top choice for
> shoppers looking for Cash for Clunker deals. But an independent
> analysis by Edmunds.com disputed those results, and showed that two
> full-size trucks and a small crossover SUV were actually among the
> top-ten buys.
>
> The discrepancy is a result of the methods used. Edmunds.com uses
> traditional sales measurements, tallying sales by make and model.
> The government uses a more arcane measurement method that subdivides
> models according to engine and transmission types, counting them as
> separate models.
>
> For example, the Ford Escape is available in six different versions
> including two- and four-wheel drive and hybrid versions. The
> government counts each version as a different vehicle using
> guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency. Only the front
> wheel drive, non-hybrid version made the government's top ten list.
>
> The Ford Escape crossover SUV, instead of being the seventh-most
> popular vehicle under the program, as the government ranked it, was
> actually the best seller, according to Edmunds.com. The government
> pegged the Ford Focus as the top seller.
>

--ravi

-- Anyone who takes an effort to intellectually challenge the status quo and established habits is infinitely more venerable than hacks defending that status quo and established habits, regardless of the truth function of their propositions. -- W.Sokolowski



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