::snicker:: ok, we won't go there. To get back to the original point though, as with most things, the current round of earnings has multiple causes and consumer behaviour is one of them, sure. It's a bit paranoid but I do suspect the stock portfolios of senior members of the administration also have something to do with it.
Dana On 11/9/05, Kevin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a 5.0 liter V8 in my SUV! It gets about 15MPG. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:53 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I have no problem with a profit, but 22 bln? > > you still have that big honking 350 or whatever it was? <g> Just curious. > > Dana > > On 11/9/05, Kevin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I know the number of SUVs sold has increased over the past few years. > > > > Yeah, we did. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:33 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: I have no problem with a profit, but 22 bln? > > > > you think the number of SUVs sold has increased in the past couple of > > years? > > I suppose this could be true but I think the 125% price increase has > > something to do with it too. Wait a minute.... didn't we once have a > major > > gas-milaege discussion about two years ago? > > > > <g> > > Dana > > > > On 11/9/05, Kevin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Yeah, how many Hummers, Tahoes, Insert BIG SUV here were sold last > years > > > too? Increased demand will affect the price more drastically. > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 6:13 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: I have no problem with a profit, but 22 bln? > > > > > > ummm I am not sure of the multiplier but those profits are four or > five > > > times last years so it would seem not. > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > On 11/9/05, Kevin Schmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I know, it's profit. I'm saying that the profit will always be > there. > > If > > > > the supply goes down and the price goes up the profit would stay the > > > same. > > > > The revenue would still be the same, sell less at a higher price = > > sell > > > > more > > > > at a lower price. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:180475 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
