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By: Time » Blog Archive » Auto Bailout Plans

Time » Blog Archive » Auto Bailout Plans — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:24:51 +0000

[...] Scherer wrote this morning, at least one of the CEOs is driving to DC from Detroit and the other two are [...]

By: mccainfluffer

mccainfluffer — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:33:39 +0000

ayackroyd Says:
Tuesday, December 2, 2008 at 12:33 pm

Not VW.WordPress.

Thanks, Jay! WordPress makes more sense than VW! (From a distance though their logos are similar.)

By: FlownOver

FlownOver — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:20:52 +0000

Andy:

Point taken. Too often I react to the front man and overlook the people who actually make things work. I'd have to say, though, that if there were half as many dealerships the survivors would need twice as many actual productive workers, for everything from necessary paperwork to tune-ups and repairs.

By: 53_3

53_3 — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:49:02 +0000

That makes three of us who wonder...

By: Cliff

Cliff — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:37:43 +0000

In the meantime, I heard 4,616,000,000,000 dollars is the new figure for what we've tossed down the Wall Street hole without supervision, some in very, very sneaky fashion. . Ding ding ding! Give 53_3 a prize! . Why aren't we hearing more about how trillions of dollars are getting poured down the gullet of Wall Street? . And don't give me a mere Justin Fox link. For $4.6 trillion you guys can afford to cough up more than one blog post.

By: Paul-no not that one

Paul-no not that one — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:35:09 +0000

"Mel Martinez out for the 2010 race"
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Go Wexler! He knows "fun things to do" which is good enough for me.

By: Swampland - TIME.com » Blog Archive Auto Bailout Plans «

Swampland - TIME.com » Blog Archive Auto Bailout Plans « — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:34:00 +0000

[...] Scherer wrote this morning, at least one of the CEOs is driving to DC from Detroit and the other two are [...]

By: jayackroyd

jayackroyd — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:33:49 +0000

Not VW.WordPress.

By: Andy from MA

Andy from MA — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:27:13 +0000

McCain Fluffer:

I hear MS still has stock in Studebaker-Packard Corporation and Kaiser-Frazer; both companies filed for bankruptcy.

By: Andy from MA

Andy from MA — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:24:44 +0000

Flown Over: you wrote: "The dealerships, at least, should be left to sink or swim. Nobody gets hurt but polyester a-holes and college athletic departments."
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I would be tempted to agree with you, except, that there's a negative impact to technicians, and clerical people who work for the dealers, who ultimate lose their jobs and benefits. Sales people and the deal can go to hades in a hand basket, but for the remaining employees there aren't opportunities to move to get other. These are blue collar voters who shouldn't be thrown out with the bath water.