Re: GM Gives Up 2 Jets

Too funny.
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What are these 'safety issues' that required that the CEOs travel by private jet? Stalkers? Food poisoning? Who would want to hurt such nice guys?

Two jets. Two posts. Makes sense. But how big is the GM fleet?
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For anyone interested, KT stopped by Virtually Speaking in SL last night, for a conversation with Jay Rosen.
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I would pay good money to see the 3 CEOs sleeping head toe head at a Motel 6 one bedroom. Maybe they should pay some Hollywood types to come in and give them lessons on how to act poor.

Commute by bicycle.

Hold the next "Vendor appreciation" gala at the Packard Hotel.

http://www.waterwinterwonderland.com/images/motels/packard_motel_detroit.jpg

Best way for GM to save money? Stop making cars.

Tap water to make ice for the Jim Beam (down from Makers Mark) in the corporate jet wet bar...instead of Evian!

Top 5:

1. UAW salaries pegged to Detroit Lions point totals.
2. Snakes on a Plane II: Executive Boogaloo
3. Two words: Chevy Palin. Runs on air.
4. Euthanize Bob Seger and Toby Keith; use cheap generic music.
5. Return John Dingell for partial refund.

KT: Snark Is Us. I like it.

1. Fire the chauffeur that drives their pilots to the airport.

2. Sell rides on the planes on ebay and craig's list.

3. Trade in their Cadillacs for Hyundais

4. Have them actually move to the state where the company headquarters is (no snark there)

5. Use their golden parachutes to pay for healthcare for the line workers

Tie executive bonuses to the proper exercise of sound business judgment.

lol pourme some how I knew you would have some good ideas

Salaries for all top executives at GM: minimum wage plus tips.

New all-Ramen menu at cafeteria.

Request refund of campaign contributions made to all the congressmen now complaining about air travel.
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Call for repeal of the Thirteenth Amendment.
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Make local dealers pay a fee based on audio volume level in local teevee spots.
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Seppuku

Well then, fire all executives. Replace with chimps, dartboards, and plastice-tipped darts.

Three benefits:
1. Immediate salary savings.
2. Improved business performance.
3. Huge, HUGE revenues from new line of DVDs documenting HQ "strategy sessions."

Change name of company to "G", saving millions on printing costs.

Fire highest paid/experienced employees replace with new employees - hey, it worked for Circuit City!

Do whatever the hell Radio Shack is doing illegally behind the scenes to manage to stay in business.

Print more money, oh wait, that's the government.

Culture of Truth at eschaton already won this:
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No more caviar cakes in the executive urinals.

Hire "Timmy - the Long Chevrolet Newsboy" as their #1 lobbyist.

Best way for GM to save money? Stop making cars.
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They tried that. Turns out their judgment regarding the value of financial instruments was as bad as their engineering abilities.

Top ways to save/make money:
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1. Fire all PR firms - obviously useless.
2. Install wind turbines on back of Pickup beds; sell to T. Boone Pickens.
3. Promote current fleet of gas-guzzlers as "the Future of GM" - sell to OPEC.
4. Have Freddy and Fannie offer homeowner trade of foreclose house for GMC Yukon ("You can sleep in a car, but you can't drive a house.")
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Top ways to get money from Washington:
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1. Hire Joe Lieberman to negotiate "tough" sanctions on Auto Industry.
2. Stop selling Black SUVs to all branches of US Gov't - ship Chevy Cobalts instead (ouch!)
3. Demand "paybacks" from Oil Industry lobbyist for 18 years of SUV sales in US.
4. Turn GMAC into Bank to tap into bailout ca$h - (Oh, wait, DONE! Check!)

Nicely done kbang. This one makes most sense to me
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4. Have Freddy and Fannie offer homeowner trade of foreclose house for GMC Yukon ("You can sleep in a car, but you can't drive a house.")