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Just for the record:

This post was meant as humorous political satire, speculating on the results of combining two preconceived points of view. Nothing more and nothing less.

"I think the next best thing to solving a problem is finding some humor in it."
-Frank A. Clark

 

Being reported on the news, that the factory is in Finland. They said they couldn't find a place in the US that would work........

 

Not convinced Nathan when you consider that the Karma which is being manufactured in Finland has not even proved itself sellable in the market and the Nina is not much more than a pipe dream at present time.

In other words we have invested a huge amount of money, money that we ourselves borrowed because this Country is broke, in something that if everything they promise comes true, years away from creating any significant jobs in OUR economy. BIG IF.

Heck yeah, I think it is sensationally stupid.

 

Isn't this speculation?

Do we pay taxes for the Government to speculate with it?

Should the government be in the business of speculating with our money, and or should they be in business at all, other than in a regulatory function?

Are not those that act as a watchdog over government waste doing the taxpayers a service?

 

Did not say government speculation was new.

But comparing things like land and universities to building an electric car is apples and oranges....

Besides electric cars are not a new technology, they failed years ago for on road use by the masses. That said, they have enjoyed some good success at the local Country Club golf courses over the years! Wouldn't want Buffy's putt disturbed by a noicey cart would we..... lol

 

No. Fisker Automotive was started by Henric Fisker and Bernard Koehler and this is their first and only product.

Best I can find is that it has less than 150 full time employees world wide. It's home office is in Anaheim, CA.

(Yep, info gotten from Google and Wikipedia)

By the way they have several private investors too.

Delorean anyone?

Anyone care to buy stock in it?

Oops you sort of already have....

 

For perspective:

For the same $592million dollars, the federal government (we the taxpayers) could have given 59,200 families who are about to have their homes foreclosed on...... $10,000 each, most likely saving their home.

Now add on the other over $500million dollars we pissed away on Solyndra and we could have given over 118,000 families $10,000 each to save their homes....

I can go on and on, throw the other billion and half that was recently pissed away on Solar energy, a billion and a half that I think it was something like 15 full time American jobs it created.....and you could have saved over HALF MILLION FAMILIES FROM HOME FORECLOSURE.

Now tell me again why we need more government and why the government can better spend my money than I can?

PS: ....and by the way; all the money mentioned above is money we did not have, it is money we borrowed and are precently and for a very long time into the future going to be paying interest on. Interest that will be going to other countries and to...God forbid.....the Banks.

 

:yikes: ....call 911! :lol:


At least we can agree on the important stuff..

 

Just in:

Al Gore is an investor in Fisker.

Favorite quote of the day on this: "This is Venture Socialism."

 

Little more on what our $592million was invested in:

The Fisker Karma cost $97,000.00.

It will only go all electric for 32 miles before the turbocharged gasoline engine kicks in.

All averaged in, it's average fuel economy is 19mpg.