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		<title>Things Must be Worse Then We Thought at GM</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/09/11/things-must-be-worse-then-we-thought-at-gm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:25:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was announced that GM will give consumers a “no question” asked money back guarantee within the first 60 days of purchase.  They are rolling out the plan because they want to show the public that the consumer can have confidence in the quality of their cars.  
Things must be worse than expected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car Dealers get IRS Surprise</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/09/10/car-dealers-get-irs-surprise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:39:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Car Dealers get IRS Surprise
Leave it up to the Government to roll out a program and not adequately communicate the details.  It was made clear that anyone who received the $4,500 cash for clunkers hand-out was going to get that tax-free.  Of course, they didn&#8217;t mention that car dealers would be taxed on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do We Need More Proof of Government Ineptitude?</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/08/20/do-we-need-more-proof-of-government-ineptitude/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/08/20/do-we-need-more-proof-of-government-ineptitude/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you just imagine the Government trying to run something as complicated as a health system?  If they cannot run something as simple as the cash for clunkers program, they certainly aren&#8217;t qualified to run something complicated. 
It appears that the CARS program is in real trouble.  So far the Government has received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Clunkers Program a Real Clunker &#8211; Do your Homework</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/08/18/clunkers-program-a-real-clunker-do-your-homework/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/08/18/clunkers-program-a-real-clunker-do-your-homework/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ask Bob Comment 
I wanted to make a comment on the &#8220;cars&#8221; program.  I went to a dealership the first weekend that the program was on.  We went to a Nissan dealer looking for a great deal.  I did my homework online, my car qualified and the car I wanted to purchase [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cash for Clunkers Breaks Down</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/07/31/cash-for-clunkers-breaks-down/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/07/31/cash-for-clunkers-breaks-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to see Government efficiency at work, look no further than the &#8220;cash for Clunkers&#8221; program put together by those brilliant politicians in Washington.  This is a good example of why we DON&#8217;T want politicians making decisions for us, for our future, and especially for our healthcare.
According to the AP, they will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Car CZAR has Spoken</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/05/20/the-car-czar-has-spoken/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 14:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner &#8211; AKA the Car CZAR, the Bank CZAR, etc. 
CZAR &#8211; One having great power or authority.  Also &#8211; also tsar or tzar (zär, tsär) A male monarch or emperor





 
 
I wrote a blog Monday about my friend Scott Lau, whose Chrysler dealership has been in the family 42 years and was just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get a Great Deal On a New Car</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/05/18/get-a-great-deal-on-a-new-car/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 16:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Thursday was a sad day for me.  On Thursday, a friend of mine learned that his family dealership of over 42 years was being forced to shut down due to the Chrysler bankruptcy.  Earlier that morning, I had talked with my friend Scott Lau who is co-owner and GM of the dealership.  Scott felt pretty confident [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Add the GM Pension Plan to my Tab</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/05/15/just-add-the-gm-pension-plan-to-my-tab/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/05/15/just-add-the-gm-pension-plan-to-my-tab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 15:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Richard Ebeling on my program yesterday.  It was a real treat for me.  Dr. Ebeling is a Senior Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research.  He has a very impressive resume.  He also is well versed in Austrian economics.
If you get a chance, the show is worth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Government is Really Running Chrysler &#8211; into the Ground</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/05/13/the-government-is-really-running-chrysler-into-the-ground/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/05/13/the-government-is-really-running-chrysler-into-the-ground/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:19:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

My buddy Bryan sent over an article to me today entitled, &#8220;Obama Halves Chrysler&#8217;s Planned Marketing Budget&#8221;.  His comment was that the Government doesn&#8217;t understand the importance of marketing.  Although that is true and I have some opinions about that decision, that is not what was so disturbing.  What’s disturbing id the fact that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So Long Trigger!</title>
		<link>http://blog.prudentmoney.com/2009/04/27/so-long-trigger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bob@prudentmoney.com</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Make sure you read the Debt Blog this morning &#8211; Budgets Don&#8217;t Work&#8230;but you still need a system
Does anyone really believe that GM is going to make it?  I realize that everyone wants to be optimistic and hope for the best.  I am just trying to add a little bit of realism to this situation.  [...]]]></description>
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