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Around 90% of the rare earth mines, used for making new high powered batteries that can power automobiles instead of gasoline, are in China.
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As he had long felt that the safety measures he was developing for military aircraft should also be used for civilian automobiles, Stapp also campaigned for the installation of seat belts and other safety features in American cars.
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By 1927, 15 million Model Ts were sold to people (most of whom did not work for Ford) and businesses that retired their horses and used these new automobiles productively to lower their own costs, fueling a boom.
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It took the government to step in last year and get things moving by giving potential home-buyers cash to make down-payments on homes, cash for clunkers to buy new automobiles, cash to financial firms that was used for trading to bid up the price of stocks and commodities.
FORBES: Lots Of Cash Not Being Spent Will Choke Off The Recovery
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In order to conceal the proceeds, the money often was used to purchase luxury goods, such as automobiles and expensive watches, said prosecutors, who have seized tens of thousands of dollars in cash, Rolex watches and a Mercedes G63 AMG and are in the process of seizing a Porsche Panamera.
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