It is always a touch dangerous for me to wade into financial commentary waters, but there are couple of recent stories that beg for tying together. Let's see if I've got the right rope to do it!
1) Rebates for the purchase of new energy efficient appliances are being reserved at a fast clip at the website http://www.alrebates.com/. Most of the money is already reserved. The top rebate is $150 bucks towards a refrigerator.
2) A realtor in Huntsville is quoted as saying "The time for buying a home has never been better.'' It's in a story about how great March home sales were in the Rocket City...and of course, weren't the tax credits that expire the end of next week a part of convincing people to buy.?
It's the same thing we see in members of Congress and Governors blasting the stimulus bills, then gathering up every dollar of pork they can find to send back home.
Bogus.
Come on in! The water's fine!
ReplyDeletePerhaps it'd be more apropos to remind folks of Guvnuh Riley's ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX REASSESSMENT.
He "kept" his promise - no new taxes - but the only thing he forgot to do was kiss us aftwerwards.
And then, there're the Multi-National, mega-land owners (CORPORATE LANDWONERS) whom have a vested interest in screwing Alabama, too.
Poor, poor Alabama.
And then, our State Supreme Court says that it's okay for Exxon-Mobile to continue to steal from us, and rescinds their penalty for theft from the people.
Poor, poor Alabama.