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  1. jiminni

    jiminni Well-Known Member

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    #21 jiminni, Oct 22, 2011
    Are you serious? :mad5:
     
  2. minimark

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    #22 minimark, Oct 22, 2011
    That has been reported....
     
  3. minimark

    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #23 minimark, Oct 24, 2011
    Those that purchase a new Fisker Karma will also get the $7,500.00 tax credit!!!

    Thanks again taxpayers!!!
     
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    #24 Nathan, Oct 24, 2011
    Why is old info about Fisker building Karma in Finland news again? ABC &Sarah Palin

    As I said when this was first brought up there is no real story here. A classic case of American muckraking journalism.

    Source - Why is old info about Fisker building Karma in Finland news again? ABC and Sarah Palin
     
  5. minimark

    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #25 minimark, Oct 24, 2011
    First I heard that Ms Palin had said anything about it. That said how anyone could not deem this newsworthy when our government is in such a horrendous fiscal state is beyond me. This investment was highly speculative at best and shouldn't have been done....

    Of course this comes to light at a time when as late as last week, our former community organizer of a President said: "I still say Solyndra was a good bet."

    Really?
     
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    tmors424 New Member

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    #26 tmors424, Oct 24, 2011
    Al Gore is invested in Fisker and Vice Pesident Joe Biden is from were? Delaware. He pushed hard and pulled all kinds of strings to save the old Boxwood GM plant so he could be the home town hero. They have been "re-tooling" the Fisker plant since GM stopped building the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky there. There have been delays after delays in re-opening that place. I also live in Delaware and I am only 15 miles from the Fisker plant and I'll bet I'll still have to pay the $500 destination charge if I bought one.
     
  7. Michigan Mini

    Michigan Mini New Member

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    #28 Michigan Mini, Oct 28, 2011
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    I find it interesting that $592 million will get one's knickers in a bunch but $3-4 trillion down the Iraq-Afghanistan-Pakistan rat hole doesn't even raise an eyebrow. I hesitate to mention Afghanistan since we had cause to invade them but 8 years of dithering has made that a lost cause too.

    Maybe Lindsay Graham's idea of rebuilding Lybia might be a better venture.

    Big doesn't equal bad and small doesn't equal good. Just give me effective government.

    Regards,
    Chris
     
  8. CHKMINI

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    #30 CHKMINI, Oct 28, 2011
    List every new federal program over the past three years, their debt contribution, their actual result compared to their promise, and their contribution to growing entitlement and the rat hole that you refer to is minuscule at best.
     
  9. minimark

    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #31 minimark, Oct 28, 2011
    Simply, waste is waste no matter the size.
     
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    #32 Michigan Mini, Oct 28, 2011
    I think it would be interesting to see how the infunded programs of the eight years prior performed if put to that same test. Just so we are all clear, please define entitlements.

    Cheers!
    Chris
     
  11. minimark

    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #33 minimark, Oct 28, 2011
    What was the purpose and function of the Department of Energy when it was formed and what is it's budget for 2011?
     
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    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #34 minimark, Oct 28, 2011
    .....after that, what was the purpose and function of the Department of Education when it was formed and what is it's budget for 2011?
     
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    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #35 minimark, Oct 28, 2011
    What was the purposes and function of the Federal Government when it was formed and what is it's budget for 2011?
     
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    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #36 minimark, Oct 28, 2011
    What was the purpose and function of Welfare when it was formed and what us it's budget for 2011?
     
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    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #37 minimark, Oct 28, 2011
    What was the purpose and function of Social Security and what is it's budget for 2011?
     
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    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #38 minimark, Oct 28, 2011
    What was the purpose and function of Medicare when it was formed and what is it's budget for 2011?
     
  17. minimark

    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #39 minimark, Oct 28, 2011
    Just a few things there but then let's examine whether or not they have succeeded in their intended pupose and if they have ever and if they are still functioning as intended....
     
  18. CHKMINI

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    #40 CHKMINI, Oct 28, 2011
    After reading the "words" at the bottom of each of your posts, it's probably best that further discussion between us cease....I play here to enjoy my MINI and the MINI community.:p
     
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    #41 YesIFit, Oct 28, 2011
    Hmm ... $592 million you say? That'll buy about 4 of those wonderful planes that we don't need and seem to have a penchant for being grounded.

    #neverquestiondefensespending

    <ducks>
     
  20. minimark

    minimark Well-Known Member

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    #42 minimark, Oct 28, 2011
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    That's cool, I just look at things from a small business owners point of view. We don't have endless amounts of money to fund portions of our business that are not productive. Thus decisions are made on whether something is succeeding at it's intended purpose and are we getting a return on our investment. If we aren't, we don't and can't afford to hire more people and invest more money in doing it the same way. We have to stop doing it or we risk our entire livelihood.

    The Department of Energy was formed under Jimmy Carter with the sole function and noble goal of reducing our dependence on foreign oil.

    Now decades and Billions of dollars later we have more dependance on foreign oil than the day it started. Read: it has not succeeded in it's mission.

    Even now it grows day by day to this overbloated over funded government department that employs thousands of workers so that they can put money into such great investments as Solyndra and Fisker....

    ....and knowing all this, some still say more government, more people will fix it....

    PS: Yes I do feel that Mr Churchill was spot on about socialism. History has proven him correct time and again. ;)
     
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