I want to take a post Marcy Wheeler did yesterday and change it to reflect my revised FPL I did in the previous post. 301% of Poverty Level: $66,370 Federal Taxes (estimate from this page, includes FICA): $8,628 (13% of income) State Taxes (using MI rates on $30,000 of income): $1,305 (2% of income) Food […]
Our nation received the following letter: Dear America; Your nations highways are a disgrace. Your bridges collapse anytime a car drives over them, and your roads are the equivalent to driving down railroad tracks. It’s truly amazing that you still have a population at all, let alone an auto industry. Perhaps you should look into […]
MSNBC just reported that part of the GM restructure includes a deal with EBay so that people can buy cars online. Who in their right mind would make such a major purchase without the human interaction of a sales rep and dealership to return the vehicle to if there is a problem, let alone being […]
It looks like GM employees are going to get that perk that is usually limited to those in the teaching profession: General Motors Corp. is planning to temporarily close most of its U.S. factories for up to nine weeks this summer because of slumping sales and growing inventories of unsold vehicles, three people briefed on […]
This is a big decision: In a stunning 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court today reversed its longstanding bright-line rule which had permitted warrantless car searches after an arrest, even when there was no concern for officer safety or the preservation of evidence. The case is Arizona v Gant. Writing for the majority in this important […]
We are hearing that a lot lately. It is a very tough situation to wrap your head around, but while people are saying we should let the auto industry go, no one is saying what to do with the millions of jobs it will cost. It’s not that we need to bailout the auto industry, […]
The Answer – committees that John McCain does not sit on. Chris Dodd, who chairs one of those committees, told Rachael Maddow tonight that Obama has been in constant with him to check on the progress and offer ideas. McCain has not been in touch at all. Just yesterday McCain told reporters he hadn’t looked […]
Last week John McCain flip-flopped on the environment by calling for opening up drilling on the coasts of the U.S. Now he wants to appear to be concerned about the environment again by offering $300 million to any person/company who can develop a new battery that could power cars.Of course that $300 million would have […]
A group of Ford Mustang owners wanted to make a calendar of their cars and sell it through Cafe Press. Well there’s a problem. Ford Motor Company is saying that they hold a copyright on all images of Ford vehicles – even if it is your own car! With decisions like this, it’s no wonder […]
Two British men are thought to have burned to death in a car after police opened fire in Basra, it has been reported. Security officials claimed the victims were UK citizens. A third person in the car, also believed to be a British, was wounded and rushed away by police, said Iraqi police Captain Mushtaq […]