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Cash For … Nevermind

August 3rd, 2009 2 Comments

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When word that the cash for clunkers rebate program had started, I emailed my husband:
“What if we took the $4,500 rebate on the truck and sold the Passat?” We’d like to get a hybrid. This would take us down to one car, but with HourCar coming to our neighborhood, and [...]

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Understanding the Bailout: Real Work Just Beginning

October 6th, 2008 1 Comment

How will the bailout actually affect us?
The rationale was to buy up all the bad housing loans that are sinking the balance sheets of major financial institutions. Kind of like if you had bought up a whole bunch of beachfront property to flip right before the housing downturn. Uh-oh, no way you can sell those [...]

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