Posted on 10/19/2009 1:30:26 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder
We thought cash for clunkers was the ultimate waste of taxpayer money, but as usual we were too optimistic. Thanks to the federal tax credit to buy high-mileage cars that was part of President Obama's stimulus plan, Uncle Sam is now paying Americans to buy that great necessity of modern life, the golf cart. The federal credit provides from $4,200 to $5,500 for the purchase of an electric vehicle, and when it is combined with similar incentive plans in many states the tax credits can pay for nearly the entire cost of a golf cart.
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More satire. I was duped earlier today. Not again.
It’s not satire, unless the WSJ has started being a satirical publication. Seriously, check the link.
What about the ethical man/woman who disdains such programs, but who understands that if he/she *doesn’t* take advantage, then he/she will be taxed to pay for it?
NOT SATIRE >>> here’s a dealer in the “Villages” (Lady Lake, FL) that has a deal where you buy the cart ,, get up to $5836 back on your taxes and then he’ll buy the cart back from you for $2,000 ... http://www.villagesgolfcartman.com/
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