Posted on 03/07/2012 4:21:26 PM PST by ColdOne
A verbal typo by President Obama at today’s Mt. Holly, N.C. speech, but a self-serving one that warrants a quick correction:
“Now, because of these new standards for cars and trucks, they're going to -- all going to be able to go further and use less fuel every year. And that means pretty soon you’ll be able to fill up your car every two weeks instead of every week -– and, over time, that saves you, a typical family, about $8,000 a year,” Obama said.
“We like that!” shouted an audience member.
“You like that, don't you?” Obama replied.
Except it’s not true.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
righhhht... this is why the Volt costs more than my wife’s Porsche Cayenne?
If it were as easy as that to increase fuel economy, and if it provided worthwhile benefits to consumers, auto companies would increase fuel economy on their own in order to lure customers. We would not need CAFE standards.
Maybe he knows something we don’t know about the price of fuel.........
In all 57 states?
OK, so when gasoline skyrockets like he wants it to, they’ll pay $85,000 a year on gas instead of $93,000. Nice.
righhhht... this is why the Volt costs more than my wife’s Porsche Cayenne?
Shut the Front Door! Is that true?
I was looking at those Cayennes...nive car.
$8K a year in savings? This guy is a freaking dunce. If this had been President Bush he would be excoriated.
But Mr Algae gets (yet another) pass.
righhhht... this is why the Volt costs more than my wife’s Porsche Cayenne?
Shut the Front Door! Is that true?
I was looking at those Cayennes...nice car.
Damn, we could save twice as much if only the government would have raised CAFE standards to 100 mpg. If there was a demand for fuel efficient cracker-jack Smart cars, the auto companies would be building them.
Her’s is the early generation that was basically a VW with Porsche badges. (still a great car, got it used of course). We are looking at the new ones now.
It is just an example of what you can get when you cross that $40K barrier.
That’s like when he told Hispanics he saved them $40 PER PAYCHECK by having the SS tax reduction extended. $40 would be the tax reduction on $2000 gross wages. So if those folks got paid weekly they would they would be making $104,000 annually according to him.
Quick math tells 8,000 a year is about 157 dollars a week....saving ?
The guy is a dumbass....or gas is going to be 10 dollars a gallon
“A verbal typo...”
Is that what we’re calling a lie nowadays?
Well, he’s partially telling the truth.
Real cars will be outlawed when they can’t meet the future physics-defying requirements and some new “cash-for-clunkers” scheme will wipe out existing cars.
O thinks your family will ride mass transit, save $8000 by not having a car and kiss his feet for saving the planet.
Look at the resale of those things! WOW! Talk about THROWING your money away. Buy one that is a few years old for sure.
Kind of ironic that he goes to a German company to campaign for re-election. This is the jobs President?
Oil and gas look kinda toppy to me right now, but eventually the way the Fed is printing money, we should see a $200 Happy Meal. I just don't think it's going to happen tomorrow.
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