tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24135583.post6240904364013160360..comments2023-05-30T05:54:48.988-04:00Comments on kingston progressive: TREASURY WILL TARP THE BIG 3Mike Madsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14527557594630435730noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24135583.post-5328850236929551672008-12-18T17:44:00.000-05:002008-12-18T17:44:00.000-05:00DeRegulation is only part of the problem. American...DeRegulation is only part of the problem. Americans are fat, lazy and spoiled. When they feel the pinch, the whine about how bad theyve got it.<BR/><BR/>Can you imagine sending our social soakers to a country that is really struggling? <BR/><BR/>Our government gives them the means to raise a family without working and then they want cable, food stamps and a gas-guzzlin car. Somebody stop me!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24135583.post-7295020625718358102008-12-18T16:18:00.000-05:002008-12-18T16:18:00.000-05:00GW- showed his true GOP colors today- 12/18- from ...GW- showed his true GOP colors today- 12/18- from his earlier thoughts of not being the Pres who allowed GM to die- he now favors a slow bankruptcy- and who would buy a car from an organization. And if anyone challenges this thought, just remember....oh yeah<BR/>Eastern Airlines - bankrupt then no passengers and then gone!'<BR/>think about it and Regan fought the unions- OKed- dergulations and finally no FTContollers and slowly the airlines died- no not from fuel consumption increases but from lack of passengers. now 25 years later, the GOP is going to kill the auto industry. Yup they had plenty of help but the final decision is in the WHitehouse. Just when we thought George was going to do something right.<BR/>oh well,<BR/>my humble three cents<BR/>Shelly ZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24135583.post-52894009925136017522008-12-13T01:30:00.000-05:002008-12-13T01:30:00.000-05:00iness model here in the US is very different compa...iness model here in the US is very different compared to all the other global manufacturers.<BR/>What will happen with the Treasury stepping to the plate with an influx of cash remains to be seen, but the public outcry for the big 3 to retool their methods of car building is deafening. If this is what it took to get the American car companies to emulate European themes, then it was all worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24135583.post-35094970348552410632008-12-12T21:29:00.000-05:002008-12-12T21:29:00.000-05:00It's amazing that the big 3 could go bankrupt in a...It's amazing that the big 3 could go bankrupt in a country in which everyone must have a car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24135583.post-54572533761531824802008-12-12T21:11:00.000-05:002008-12-12T21:11:00.000-05:00It would also help to have a national health plan ...It would also help to have a national health plan so that GM, Chrysler and Ford don't have to budget so much for the health care needs of its current and retired workers. We all foot the bill in the end.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24135583.post-35341721853241317492008-12-12T20:57:00.000-05:002008-12-12T20:57:00.000-05:00How does it feel to have George W Bush working wit...How does it feel to have George W Bush working with the Democrats? He's trying his best to redirect TARP funds from the banks to the carmakers? Whoooda thought?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24135583.post-53290511364962911332008-12-12T20:36:00.000-05:002008-12-12T20:36:00.000-05:00In the American way of selling cars, the big 3 pro...In the American way of selling cars, the big 3 produce vehicles en masse. The vehicles get parked on dealer lots. Consumers visit the lots and select the vehicle that they like best. Car dealers have to finance the inventory parked on their lots, so the dealers engage in price wars or rebates.<BR/><BR/>The answer is to produce cars in response to demand. In Germany you order your new vehicle and if its a Beemer, Audi, Mercedes or Porsche, sometimes even if it's a VW, you're lucky to get it within 6 months. Why must we have those huge car lots taking up so much space and financing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com