How are we doing on income distribution? To look at 2011
luxury car sales, it hard not to get the impression things are moving in the
right direction for the 1%. Bentley sales were up worldwide by 37% in 2011, 32%
in the U.S with just over 2000 sold. Mercedes reported its best sales year
ever, with an increase of 17.5%. BMW was up by 14.9%, its second best year ever
in the U.S. December 2011 was the strongest month for several manufacturers, a
good sign for 2012.
Except
for some low end (but very cute) two-seater models of the BMW, none of these
cars are made in the USA, so they fit nicely with the Republican philosophy
that job creators – people who buy luxury cars – are doing their part
regardless of the country the job is created in.
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