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Somewhat related, I received this internet "factoid" in an email today.

A clunker that travels 12,000 miles a year at 15mpg uses 800 gallons of gas a year.
A vehicle that travels 12,000 miles a year at 25mpg uses 480 gallons of gas a year.

So, the average "Cash for Clunkers" transaction will reduce U.S. gasoline consumption by 320 gallons per year.

They claim 700,000 vehicles were "converted"…so that's 224 million gallons of gas saved per year…equates to a bit over 4 million barrels of oil.

4 million barrels of oil is about 5 hours' worth of U.S. consumption. More importantly, 4 million barrels of oil at $70 per barrel costs about $285 million dollars.

So…the government paid nearly $3 BILLION of our tax dollars to save $285 million in gasoline. We spent $8.57 in taxes for every dollar saved.

Kinda makes you think. I realize that it was supposed to be an initial push towards having more fuel efficient cars on the road and possibly jump-start the economy, but at what cost? I'm not sure that we really did anything to help the environment or stimulate the economy much.