Comments on: Sector-by-sector breakdown of Democrats’ stimulus plan http://catstockblog.com/2009/01/sector-by-sector-breakdown-of-democrats-stimulus-plan/ Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) stock news and links Sat, 19 May 2012 11:45:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Greg http://catstockblog.com/2009/01/sector-by-sector-breakdown-of-democrats-stimulus-plan/#comment-179 Greg Sat, 24 Jan 2009 20:20:30 +0000 http://catstockblog.com/?p=909#comment-179 Re: Cat 4Q/08 earnings report. I don't know anyone that can tell me how many order cancellations CAT is getting. I do have a contact at the Lafayette (Ind.) Large Engine Center who says they just "lost" a multi-million dollar engine order. That could be they were out bid or the order was cancelled. Lafayette is getting about 10 orders per day, which is down 50-75%. They had a "first round" of layoffs of hourly workers yesterday. Re: Cat 4Q/08 earnings report.
I don’t know anyone that can tell me how many order cancellations CAT is getting. I do have a contact at the Lafayette (Ind.) Large Engine Center who says they just “lost” a multi-million dollar engine order. That could be they were out bid or the order was cancelled. Lafayette is getting about 10 orders per day, which is down 50-75%. They had a “first round” of layoffs of hourly workers yesterday.

]]> By: Sandy http://catstockblog.com/2009/01/sector-by-sector-breakdown-of-democrats-stimulus-plan/#comment-177 Sandy Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:28:53 +0000 http://catstockblog.com/?p=909#comment-177 Government gives the money to private enterprise and has since Reagan. That has completely solved the problem of government waste. Oh wait... Government gives the money to private enterprise and has since Reagan. That has completely solved the problem of government waste.

Oh wait…

]]> By: tom http://catstockblog.com/2009/01/sector-by-sector-breakdown-of-democrats-stimulus-plan/#comment-156 tom Wed, 21 Jan 2009 14:28:58 +0000 http://catstockblog.com/?p=909#comment-156 That is interesting ... I thought $6 billion sounded like a lot of weatherstripping but window replacement would be pricier, and sensible. That is interesting … I thought $6 billion sounded like a lot of weatherstripping but window replacement would be pricier, and sensible.

]]> By: Mahkno http://catstockblog.com/2009/01/sector-by-sector-breakdown-of-democrats-stimulus-plan/#comment-155 Mahkno Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:54:46 +0000 http://catstockblog.com/?p=909#comment-155 "Home weatherization assistance" I don't know how many years ago it was... 70s perhaps? Germany mandated that every window in the country be replaced with energy efficient windows. You know, the ones double or triple paned with like argon in the middle. It didn't matter how old or historic a place was. It wasn't optional. Of course for more historic properties, efforts were made to make windows that looked like what originally was there. The government helped subsidize that change over with reimbursements to residents. Today, Germans spend considerably less to heat their homes than we do. The savings over the decades since has more than paid for what was spent back then. This would seem like a worthwhile sort of stimulus project that would reap benefits in the long. “Home weatherization assistance”

I don’t know how many years ago it was… 70s perhaps? Germany mandated that every window in the country be replaced with energy efficient windows. You know, the ones double or triple paned with like argon in the middle. It didn’t matter how old or historic a place was. It wasn’t optional. Of course for more historic properties, efforts were made to make windows that looked like what originally was there. The government helped subsidize that change over with reimbursements to residents.

Today, Germans spend considerably less to heat their homes than we do. The savings over the decades since has more than paid for what was spent back then.

This would seem like a worthwhile sort of stimulus project that would reap benefits in the long.

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