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Is This Becoming High School Student Council?

Now the auto industry is wanting a bailout. Should the government oblige? read more »
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How many jobs depend on the big three?

Pretty interesting statistics!! read more »
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Make-Work Bias And The Truth About The GM Bailout

The GM bailout is counter-growth and counter-productivity. But it is a hard-wired human condition that makes so many people think the bailout will b[...] read more »
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Trickle Down Effects of Letting U.S. Automakers Go Bankrupt

A thought provoking look at the downstream consequences of letting the big 3 automakers fail. read more »
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Bailout Auto Industry with Retiree Health Insurance Relief

The auto industry should enter bankruptcy protection and reorganize, with the Federal govt taking over retiree health benefits. Saves $5-10 billion.[...] read more »
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Great Deals on Used Cars - Kiplinger.com

As the new-car industry slides deeper into misery, the used-car market is holding rock-steady. In fact, the forces that have sunk sales of new vehicl[...] read more »
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The Economics Of Another GM Bailout

GM and Ford are once again begging at the doorstep of every honest, tax-paying American. But what are the economics of the issue?[...] read more »
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Congressional Leadership Rejects Proposed Auto Bailout Deal

Lawmakers failed to reach agreement today on a proposal to provide $25 billion in emergency aid to the ailing auto industry, but they left open the p[...] read more »
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Cerberus C-Blocking Blocking Chrysler

GM and Chrysler are trying to merge but Chrysler owner Cerberus wants a piece of the action. I say to them to go fu read more »
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Back on Capitol Hill, Auto Executives Still Find Skeptics

The head of the Senate Banking Committee said on Thursday that the Big Three automakers had convinced him that they deserved federal aid, but another[...] read more »
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Rescue Bid for Detroit Collapses in Senate

A frantic, last-ditch attempt to forge a relief package for the auto industry collapsed in the U.S. Senate, dealing a giant blow to the immediate hop[...] read more »
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Perez-Santalla: Platinum and the "Big Hurt"

Precious metals expert Miguel Perez-Santella discusses the huge pullback in platinum over the past year, including the impact of tightening credit, h[...] read more »
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SUVs At Altar, Detroit Church Prays For A Bailout

With sport-utility vehicles at the altar and auto workers in the pews, one of Detroit's largest churches on Sunday offered up prayers for Congress t[...] read more »
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How Ford Restructured $9.9 Billion of Debt in a Month

“It is refreshing to see a company doing something without the government, and not going to the government and waiting to be bailed out,” said Michae[...] read more »
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Saturn was Supposed To Save GM

It's hard to remember a time when the top man at GM was the most celebrated industrialist in America, maybe even the world. But that was the case on[...] read more »
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