RE: FW: FW: Interesting numbers

[Paul Lennemann <pjlenn@xxxxxxxxx>]

Better suited for a political forum.

Paul L.
'63 Sport Fury
440/727
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/ml-lennemann63.html


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>  i found this and it makes about as much sense as the amount of taxes we 
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> I guess I must be on the wrong page?
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 A vehicle at 15 mpg and 
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> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 A vehicle at 25 mpg and 
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> gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year.
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> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 They claim 700,000 vehicles ? 
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>  that's 224 million gallons / year.
> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 That equates to a bit over 5 
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> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 5 million barrels of 
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> =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 And, 5 million barrels 
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> dollars=C2=A0at $70/bbl.
> =C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 So, we all contributed to 
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> 3 billion=C2=A0to save $350 million.
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> They'll probably do a great job with health care though!!
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