Posted on 05/19/2009 4:28:14 PM PDT by smith5460
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Good work! Thanks.
Penske also has a huge Chevy dealership here in Indy. So far, no word on its status.
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Pearson's chi-square test comes to mind. It tests whether a distribution fits what would be expected.
In this case, is the percentage of closed dealerships which contributed to Republicans significantly different from the percentage which gave to Democrats?
You rule! The bloggers have taken over the true investigative reporting job from the “real” journalists.
To those dealers who are being shut down, I would say this... Re-open selling Ford or any other manufacturer that has not been nor will be confiscated by the government.
I’ve been a Chrysler fan for a long time.
There is absolutely NO WAY I will ever buy one again... not because of the quality of the product, but rather because of who the owner is.
What the Government has done is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
I will NOT support an unconstitutional government with my patronage of their put-puts vehicles.
BE GRATEFUL you are no longer associated with a government owned entity selling product to the public.
Take advantage of the situation and get rich by cornering the privately owned dealership market.
To those business owners big or small who are thinking about taking taxpayer money, I would say think again! I for one have no intention of buying ANYTHING produced by the government... and if the government owns you, then they ARE the producer.
BOYCOTT THE FED!
I am going to hit a couple of other sites and point them here to take a look at this. The more people who can help you out, the better.
Thank you so much!
Bump!
Lots of investigating needs to be done.
Definitely not only which dealers are losing but which dealers are gaining.
What makes you say this? Mechanics in dealerships earn more if they work faster and/or better. Service writers work on commission. Sales works on commission. Only cleaning staff and clerks work a straight hourly rate. None of them are government employees.
Isn't Ganley running for the Voinovich seat?
Right. For all we know, 90% of dealers are Republican. If the dealers who get to stay open made just as many donations to Republicans, then there’s nothing here.
BTTT.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to look at a few of the non-closing dealers to see if a pattern of discrimination appears, before going through 41 pages of closing dealers?
Lindsay Graham.... the tough-guy from South Carolina.... or maybe just maybe that hardnosed character from Pennsylvania...Arlen Spector.
UAW members are pleased as could be w/Baraq.
They are gonna get $3200/month retirements and platinum benefits from billions of YOUR tax dollars.
The Chicago way.
My bad! I recant! I forgot to use Al Gore’s science where ANY correlation proves causation!! [Remember the huge chart in the movie which shows that CO2 and temperature are positively correlated. You just have to ignore the fact that the temperature changes occur first.] Therefore, of course there is political bias.
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