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To: rom
Oh come on. Here you have three companies that are bleeding money, that only have a few months to live at their current burn rate, and instead of taking a commercial flight (first class even) they take private jets that cost $5-$10,000 *an hour* to fly? For that matter, why aren’t the private jets on the auction block?

Ah, so you despise private property, too? Here's a hint: a middle-class entrepreneur's car isn't an asset of their little LLC. The CEOs' personal planes are not assets of the large corporations, either.

If you want a government loan (which comes out of OUR tax monies) then you better grovel and act humble and start acting like you’re going to slash costs and be fiscally prudent.

Ah, so you want students to grovel for school loans, too? What is it about some people who want to see the wealthy and successful be publicly humiliated? It's been a sport for mankind for centuries, but I just never saw the appeal. (Okay, so I'm relishing the current pain of Notre Dame football, myself. I'm a hypocrite, too.)

You can start by restructuring the 2010 UAW contracts to apply tomorrow and making Wagoner work for

And here we are again, using the power of government to do utterly inapropriate things. I heard some squealing Dem yesterday talking about how we need to fire the Big Three CEO's, and replace them with better businessmen... as if it's government's choice who is on the boards of the Big Three...

Of course, after they use our stolen tax money to become large share-holders, that is EXACTLY what they will do.

28 posted on 11/19/2008 7:51:21 AM PST by Teacher317 (Well, at least we know Obama isn't the anti-Christ. Satan would have more class.)
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To: Teacher317
The CEOs' personal planes are not assets of the large corporations, either.

For Wagoner, it was GM's plane, one of eight they keep.

Ah, so you want students to grovel for school loans, too?

I wouldn't suggest showing up for the application wearing a $100,000 diamond saying you desperately need the money. But if you're in a decent financial situation and aren't looking to borrow money from me, please, wear as many diamonds as you can afford. I won't begrudge you.

fire the Big Three CEO's, and replace them with better businessmen... as if it's government's choice who is on the boards of the Big Three...

He who writes the check makes the rules. Management leads, make them layoff #1, sans golden parachute, before they layoff any workers.

75 posted on 11/19/2008 9:19:58 AM PST by antiRepublicrat
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To: Teacher317

WTH are you smoking? These are not successful companies. In fact, I’m not even certain they want to remain non-government entities at this point.

They are coming to the taxpayer for a handout. If they come to ME for a handout, there better be strings attached.

My company has had private investors in the past. There’s always strings attached. You’d be naive to assume otherwise.

If they want to remain private companies and go bankrupt like most run the way they do — fine. Let them keep their jets. But if you come to the government as a beggar, you better not be pulling up in a Lear Jet.


81 posted on 11/19/2008 9:36:20 AM PST by rom (Voted for Ron Paul in the primary. Voted against Obama in the general and FOR Palin.)
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