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To Outfox the Chicken Tax, Ford Strips Its Own Vans
The Wall Street Journal ^
| SEPTEMBER 23, 2009
| MATTHEW DOLAN
Posted on 10/03/2009 12:44:33 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Rob Stevens, chief engineer for Ford's commercial vehicles, says the auto maker decided against shipping the seats back to Turkey for use in the next wave of vans for the U.S.
"We thought going through the recycling process was best," he said. "The steel is valuable."
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posted on
10/03/2009 12:44:34 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Toddsterpatriot; Mase; expat_panama
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posted on
10/03/2009 12:44:57 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
I am encouraged. If obama care pases, there will be work arounds....................
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posted on
10/03/2009 12:49:58 PM PDT
by
PeterPrinciple
( Seeking the truth here folks.)
To: 1rudeboy
The company I work for just recieved delivery of one of these vans for use by service technicians.
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posted on
10/03/2009 12:51:26 PM PDT
by
TaxPayer2000
(The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government,)
To: 1rudeboy
Government, you have to love it. I feel protected already.
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posted on
10/03/2009 12:52:10 PM PDT
by
Toddsterpatriot
(Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
To: TaxPayer2000
forgot to mention.....it came complete with a ladder rack on top......
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posted on
10/03/2009 12:52:58 PM PDT
by
TaxPayer2000
(The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government,)
To: PeterPrinciple
Some things never change.
“Tell me the rules and I'll play the game.” — anonymous
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posted on
10/03/2009 12:58:16 PM PDT
by
shove_it
(and have a nice day)
To: Toddsterpatriot
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posted on
10/03/2009 12:58:58 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: 1rudeboy
If we did MORE of this, then we could put more people to work shredding car seats.
Obama, take notice! LBJ has an idea for you!
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posted on
10/03/2009 1:07:25 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: 1rudeboy
If aliens came to earth, they'd think we were the stupidest people in the universe. Bizzaro world, indeed.
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posted on
10/03/2009 1:07:42 PM PDT
by
Clock King
(There's no way to fix D.C.)
To: Cicero
“If we did MORE of this, then we could put more people to work shredding car seats.”
Government induced economic stimulus.
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posted on
10/03/2009 1:13:53 PM PDT
by
HereInTheHeartland
(Just say no to Soylent Green health care)
To: Clock King
I never noticed until now how much Michelle Obama looks like Bizarro Lois.
BTW, Clock King?! As far as super-villains go, he’s not too fear inducing.
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posted on
10/03/2009 1:38:32 PM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(There is no salvation in politics.)
To: 1rudeboy
Always wanted one of those...:) sadly i was a child when they were new and now well I don’t want to think about what kind of maintenance nightmare one might be.
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posted on
10/03/2009 2:16:54 PM PDT
by
BudgieRamone
(...or I coud've been a waiter....except I can't lift weights)
To: 1rudeboy
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posted on
10/03/2009 2:57:36 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(meow)
To: 1rudeboy
You would think that after 46 years someone might have thought this needed to be dumped?
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posted on
10/03/2009 2:58:07 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(meow)
To: shove_it
There are no rules, their being made up as we go along. Business thrives on predictability so an admin that hates business won’t give them that. Just like back when FDR was President.
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posted on
10/03/2009 3:00:01 PM PDT
by
GeronL
(meow)
To: 1rudeboy
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posted on
10/03/2009 3:29:07 PM PDT
by
Enterprise
(When they come for your guns and ammo, give them the ammo first.)
To: 1rudeboy
You realize those vans could have been made by poor, starving underage waifs who were paid slave wages, don’t you?! Moreover, why would German chicken farmers in good conscience allow dirty, disease-ridden American chickens into their country?
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posted on
10/03/2009 3:31:03 PM PDT
by
dr_who
To: 1rudeboy
And you wonder why your cars cost so much?
You don't know the half of the BS they go through to design and build ....
BTW, this car is selling quite well. What is ugly about all of this is, with the seats it will be a niche car for customizers, small families needing a around the town scooter, and that is just for starters.
To saddle a success story with such nonsense is could be construde as a reason we have tea-parties, no common sense in Washington or in Intl affairs....
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posted on
10/03/2009 3:37:58 PM PDT
by
taildragger
(Palin/Mulally 2012)
To: GeronL
Aren’t we still paying some tax on our phone bills meant to help fund the Spanish-American War?
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posted on
10/03/2009 3:51:13 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
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