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Dollars for Dishwashers? Appliance Rebates on the Way
CNBC ^ | 8/20/2009 | Staff

Posted on 08/20/2009 12:16:58 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA

Rebates for Refrigerators? Dollars for Dishwashers? Funds for Furnaces?

The government's so-called "Cash for Clunkers" program has been grabbing headlines, but it's not the only federal program putting money back into consumers' pockets. A new government program is poised to help appliance manufacturers the same way "Clunkers" gave a jump start to auto manufacturers.

As part of the Obama Administration's economic stimulus bill, nearly $300 million was set aside to fund a state-run rebate program for consumers purchases of Energy Star-qualified home appliances.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnbc.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 111th; appliances; federalspending; refrigerators
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Worse than drunken sailors!
1 posted on 08/20/2009 12:16:59 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA
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To: Red in Blue PA

crap


2 posted on 08/20/2009 12:18:01 PM PDT by GeronL (Pro-Freedom Fiction Writers Unite! - http://libertyfic.proboards.com)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Dollars Dimes for Dishwashers!

Seriously, we should all promote this name, as it demeans it in the public eye as soon as possible.

3 posted on 08/20/2009 12:19:20 PM PDT by MindBender26 (Obama Trying To Speak On TV Without His Teleprompter Reminds Me Of "Flounder" in "Animal House.")
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Sheeesh.....How about a “cash for junk in my garage” program? Must be part of the “Helicopter Ben” approach to reinflating the economy and devaluing our dollars.
4 posted on 08/20/2009 12:19:47 PM PDT by Rockitz (This isn't rocket science- follow the money and you'll find truth.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

We just bought a new washer. Kind of sucks we won’t get it, though I ultimately hope the program doesn’t even get off the ground.

These rebates are getting ridiculous.


5 posted on 08/20/2009 12:19:47 PM PDT by rwfromkansas ("Carve your name on hearts, not marble." - C.H. Spurgeon)
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To: Red in Blue PA
I don't want my tax dollars to pay for some liberal’s water softener...

JJ61

6 posted on 08/20/2009 12:20:41 PM PDT by JerseyJohn61 (Better Late Than Never.......sometimes over lapping is worth the effort....)
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To: rwfromkansas

>>We just bought a new washer<<

And you’re going to buy a whole lot more for a whole ton of people.

Aren’t we nice?


7 posted on 08/20/2009 12:21:15 PM PDT by netmilsmom (Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Are there any appliances manufactured in the US?


8 posted on 08/20/2009 12:21:25 PM PDT by caver (Obama's first goals: allow more killing of innocents and allow the killers of innocents to go free.)
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To: Red in Blue PA
The government's so-called "Cash for Clunkers" program has been grabbing headlines, but it's not the only federal program putting money back into consumers' pockets.

Yeah. Putting money in consumers' pockets by taking it out of the auto dealers' pockets -- stiffing them on their "reimbursements."

9 posted on 08/20/2009 12:22:06 PM PDT by Maceman
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To: GeronL

and this afternoon, Obama will introduce his hamburger czar, and tomorrow his beer czar.
Cocaine and hooker czars will be introduced next week. Sorry, I mispoke. Obama himself has that handled. Ask Larry Sinclair and Dr. Manning!


10 posted on 08/20/2009 12:23:32 PM PDT by himno hero
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"Is there a Cookie Czar? Where do I apply?"
11 posted on 08/20/2009 12:25:22 PM PDT by BigEdLB (Now there ARE 1,000,000 regrets - but it may be too late.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Where’s the Oh Geez not this Crap again guy?


12 posted on 08/20/2009 12:26:27 PM PDT by Rightly Biased (If Clinton was the first black president then Obama is the first black Jesus.)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Any way they can bolster the Obamafraud’s programs of giving away our tax money. Why not cut out the bull crap and just send everyone a $10,000.00 check ? That should bankrupt us very quickly, huh?


13 posted on 08/20/2009 12:27:08 PM PDT by Uncle George
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How do they plan to disable the old dishwashers?


14 posted on 08/20/2009 12:27:14 PM PDT by Brookhaven (http://theconservativehand.blogspot.com/)
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To: Red in Blue PA
Let me start by saying that this is a humongous government boondoggle. Massive waste of money... BUT (and you knew that but was coming...) If I may play Devil's Advocate for 1 sec...

If the government is really, truly serious about "Stopping Man-Made Global Warming" and "Making the population more energy efficient" - the easiest way to that goal is NOT through mandating some sort of overpriced light bulb or promoting a car that burns gasoline at a slightly slower rate than an SUV.

The quickest and easiest way to attain a substantial part of their goals is to get rid of Aunt Minnie's 40-year-old wheezing Oil Furnace and replace it with new efficient technology. Ditto on Fridges and deep freezes and AC. Times millions of households....now you're talking a significant energy savings.

Flame away, and disagree - but at least they're finally doing what they've said that they want to do. Makes sense, in a liberal-logic sort of way.

15 posted on 08/20/2009 12:27:55 PM PDT by wbill
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To: Red in Blue PA

Great...
So now we get to pay to stimulate the Mexican economy, as well, eh?


16 posted on 08/20/2009 12:32:50 PM PDT by tcrlaf ("Hope" is the most Evil of all Evils"-Neitzsche)
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To: Red in Blue PA

Speaking of drunken sailors...

I think we need to support the American whiskey industry.

Turn in old, empty bottles of American-made Tennessee and bourbon and rye whiskey, and get $10 of the price of a nice new fresh bottle.


17 posted on 08/20/2009 12:33:26 PM PDT by swain_forkbeard (Rationality may not be sufficient, but it is necessary.)
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To: swain_forkbeard

I’m there.


18 posted on 08/20/2009 12:36:47 PM PDT by AceMineral (Offically unapproved of since 1973)
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To: Brookhaven

They will disable the old washers by filling the soap recepticle with DNC bullcrap. That will foul them up forever !!!!!!!!!


19 posted on 08/20/2009 12:39:24 PM PDT by Uncle George
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To: Red in Blue PA

GE?


20 posted on 08/20/2009 12:41:38 PM PDT by maggief
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