By AC | September 18, 2009 FOURTH IN A SERIES ABOUT DRIVING + LICENSE + TAGS + MUCH MOREIn my previous three articles about government control of your vehicle from personal experiences. The bottom line is you don’t really own your car. If you go to a car dealer today and pay cash for it, political government mandates things you must do, or face a fine or jail or both.You are ordered to buy a tag, buy a driver’s license, purchase insurance. Then there are other things you are ordered to do, like

Originally posted 2009-09-18 11:09:56. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

SANTA MONICA, Calif.–As if Cash for Clunkers wasn’t complicated enough, Edmunds.com has learned that the qualifications are a moving target. The EPA confirmed with Edmunds.com that last Friday the agency “refreshed” its combined mileage …

Originally posted 2009-08-05 02:08:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Originally posted 2009-08-16 17:08:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Originally posted 2009-07-30 09:07:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Originally posted 2009-08-07 20:08:04. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Originally posted 2009-08-17 05:08:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

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Originally posted 2009-09-14 11:09:22. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Sep.10, 2009 in barack obamathink about it guys. these are the same people that have set us back Trillions of dollars in debt bankrupted car companies are responsible for an economy that continues to fall deeper into a recession cant even fund a cash for clunkers program a stock market crash 2 wars and are running a failing social security plan medicaid and medicare system. Do we really want these people to have more control over our health care system?Tags: elesctions2008

Originally posted 2009-09-11 11:09:24. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

Traders and specialists work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly before the closing bell Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009, in New York. A stock market ripe for a big pullback succumbed Tuesday, plunging when rumors of a bank failure revived …

Originally posted 2009-09-02 11:09:22. Republished by Blog Post Promoter

There was a brief lapse — a simple oversight — but it was corrected and the registration was current when we made the deal Saturday. Registration of the Jeep never came up during the transaction. On Thursday, five days after we took possession …

Originally posted 2009-09-01 11:09:30. Republished by Blog Post Promoter