red states rule
05-27-2011, 04:13 AM
If high gas prices are killing your budget - stop worrying. Pres Bungle has a plan to save you money at the pump
Yes, the brilliant plan to counter gas prices is a lable on new cars telling you how much money you will save at the pump
However, if you are unemployed, or can't afford to buy a new car you might be SOL
Of course drilling for oil, increasing supply, and reducing oil imports was not mentioned in this ad for the Bungle administration
Isn't that hope and change great?
On Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer invited on Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to tout federally mandated stickers that detail the fuel efficiency of new cars: "Another way to save money is to buy a fuel efficient car and today the federal government is unveiling new fuel economy labels that you soon will be seeing on all new cars."
Lauer asked LaHood, "$3.81, the average for a gallon of gas right now across the country. How much pressure on the administration to get that price down?" LaHood used the opportunity to cheer the new labels: "Gas prices are killing family budgets. The President gets it. This is part of the President's plan – these new labels – part of the President's plan to help people save money at the pump....The President gets it. This is part of our plan here."
Urging LaHood to make the administration's pitch, Lauer declared: "This new sticker even looks different. We're going to see these on 2013 model years. Jump right in. Tell me what's different about the label." LaHood replied: "It tells you immediately what kind of miles per gallon you're going to get, how much you will save over five years and the annual cost." Lauer helped promote the White House talking points: "You want consumers to make smarter choices and you want to help them do that."
The problem with telling people how much money they'll save on gas in years to come is that gas prices continually change. If the price per gallon suddenly skyrocketed, the numbers listed on the labels could be rendered meaningless.
Lauer and LaHood specifically pushed American-made hybrid vehicles, with a Ford Focus and Chevy Volt displayed on Today's plaza. Lauer proclaimed: "Now let's take a look at this car here that's electric and gasoline, this is the Chevy Volt. And look how this [fuel efficiency label] jumps up right here." LaHood responded: "Absolutely. People are really looking at their opportunities for electrified, for hybrid cars. The Volt is a hot-selling car because people can save a lot of gasoline. This tells them the equivalent of the electric – using an electric-powered car, how much they will save."
The Chevy web site shows the Volt "starting as low as $32,780." By comparison, a conventionally powered vehicle like the Chevy Cruze is listed at half the price, $16,525. Perhaps the Volt isn't quite the money-saver LaHood claimed.
Read more: http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2011/05/26/nbcs-today-helps-sell-government-gimmick-show-obama-gets-it-high-gas-p#ixzz1NXgYcgfL
Yes, the brilliant plan to counter gas prices is a lable on new cars telling you how much money you will save at the pump
However, if you are unemployed, or can't afford to buy a new car you might be SOL
Of course drilling for oil, increasing supply, and reducing oil imports was not mentioned in this ad for the Bungle administration
Isn't that hope and change great?
On Wednesday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer invited on Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to tout federally mandated stickers that detail the fuel efficiency of new cars: "Another way to save money is to buy a fuel efficient car and today the federal government is unveiling new fuel economy labels that you soon will be seeing on all new cars."
Lauer asked LaHood, "$3.81, the average for a gallon of gas right now across the country. How much pressure on the administration to get that price down?" LaHood used the opportunity to cheer the new labels: "Gas prices are killing family budgets. The President gets it. This is part of the President's plan – these new labels – part of the President's plan to help people save money at the pump....The President gets it. This is part of our plan here."
Urging LaHood to make the administration's pitch, Lauer declared: "This new sticker even looks different. We're going to see these on 2013 model years. Jump right in. Tell me what's different about the label." LaHood replied: "It tells you immediately what kind of miles per gallon you're going to get, how much you will save over five years and the annual cost." Lauer helped promote the White House talking points: "You want consumers to make smarter choices and you want to help them do that."
The problem with telling people how much money they'll save on gas in years to come is that gas prices continually change. If the price per gallon suddenly skyrocketed, the numbers listed on the labels could be rendered meaningless.
Lauer and LaHood specifically pushed American-made hybrid vehicles, with a Ford Focus and Chevy Volt displayed on Today's plaza. Lauer proclaimed: "Now let's take a look at this car here that's electric and gasoline, this is the Chevy Volt. And look how this [fuel efficiency label] jumps up right here." LaHood responded: "Absolutely. People are really looking at their opportunities for electrified, for hybrid cars. The Volt is a hot-selling car because people can save a lot of gasoline. This tells them the equivalent of the electric – using an electric-powered car, how much they will save."
The Chevy web site shows the Volt "starting as low as $32,780." By comparison, a conventionally powered vehicle like the Chevy Cruze is listed at half the price, $16,525. Perhaps the Volt isn't quite the money-saver LaHood claimed.
Read more: http://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2011/05/26/nbcs-today-helps-sell-government-gimmick-show-obama-gets-it-high-gas-p#ixzz1NXgYcgfL