Cash For Clunkrs

[Paul]

Cash for Clunkrs
Let's check the math...


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

A more fuel efficient vehicle at 25 mpg and 12,000 miles per year uses 480 gallons a year.

So, the average clunker 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 / year.

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 $75/bbl.

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


Did you in Washington get us a Good deal are what???

You Will probably do a great job with health care though!!