http://promo.realestate.yahoo.com/americas-recession-proof-cities.html
This is a story from Yahoo. it lists the top cities in America to be in during this time of recession. One of the main factors the report uses to determine the the safety of the city during recession is the unemployment rate. However, after talking about division of income levels, i think that this may not be the best way to judge the city. Six of the Top ten cities are located in the southern united states, including San Antonio and Houston. Because of their close location to the U.S. - Mexico border, there is a better chance of higher population of illegal immigrants that are not able to report unemployment because they fear deportation. Also, they may not be feel comfortable reporting their unemployment because of the pride factor. There are also other factors in the cities, including the growth of the city and the number of jobs and industries available. i just thought the unemployment rate could be a little misleading in some cases.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Chrysler Helping Out With Gas Prices
http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/565/chrysler-offers-gas-card-as-incentive/;_ylc=X3oDMTE0czZzZjBqBF9TAzI3MTYxNDkEc2VjA2ZwLXRvZGF5BHNsawNnYXMtY2FyZA--
Here is an article about how Chrysler is trying to help with gas prices and encourage you to buy their vehicles. If you buy a car from Chrysler between May 7th and June 1st, chrysler will give you a gas card that pays the difference for any gas you purchase for more than $2.99 for the next three years. When the card is used, it will send most of the difference to a third party, (which was not specifically specified) and chrysler will pay the rest. At an estimated cost of $3.65 per gallon, chrysler will be paying about $.65 of it.
I thought this went good with price ceilings or subsidizing. By putting this price ceiling on gas, which is not exactly what is going on here but what many people are screaming that we should have, isn't that ruining the free market idea. To be able to let supply and demand dictate price, not government? This is definately a clever way to make your car look better, but consumers are also offered a cash rebate. And, the gas will only be paid for the 12,000 miles a year which is the estimated acceptable driving distance.
Here is an article about how Chrysler is trying to help with gas prices and encourage you to buy their vehicles. If you buy a car from Chrysler between May 7th and June 1st, chrysler will give you a gas card that pays the difference for any gas you purchase for more than $2.99 for the next three years. When the card is used, it will send most of the difference to a third party, (which was not specifically specified) and chrysler will pay the rest. At an estimated cost of $3.65 per gallon, chrysler will be paying about $.65 of it.
I thought this went good with price ceilings or subsidizing. By putting this price ceiling on gas, which is not exactly what is going on here but what many people are screaming that we should have, isn't that ruining the free market idea. To be able to let supply and demand dictate price, not government? This is definately a clever way to make your car look better, but consumers are also offered a cash rebate. And, the gas will only be paid for the 12,000 miles a year which is the estimated acceptable driving distance.
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