Posted on 06/12/2009 8:52:10 PM PDT by radar101
"My grandfather paid for Carlisle Chevrolet from his labors. My father paid my grandmother for Carlisle Chevrolet through his efforts. It took me nearly 20 years to pay my parents for Carlisle Chevrolet. It took GM and Chrysler a mere 24 hours to take Carlisle Chevrolet from me."
The only scenario that makes sense is if the companies were actually losing money with every car they sold. It makes me think of “The Producers”, where two guys tried to scam investors by selling 10,000% of a Broadway show and then doing their best to make it a flop so the investors wouldn’t be expecting to see any return. The show was a hit, so the guys had to destroy the show.
So, let’s see, who owns more of the car companies than they’re worth... hmmm?
This reminds me of all those farms being auctioned off by the banks back in the early 80’s.
Where’s Willy Nelson and the Hands Across America and Dealership Aid for these guys?
Capitalist pigs never understand the needs of the people.
Quality, top notch people in a southern DFW community that is still pretty rural.
The nearest GM/Chrysler dealership will be over 20 miles away in Oak Cliff, a very urban environment for us country folks. Carlisle Chevrolet is also the dealer of choice for GM for all of Ellis County.
The town has had over 1,000 people petition GM to allow them to retain the dealership. These are some of the people that “O” has hurt in his race to remake our economy and punish conservatives.
I’ve never visited Carlisle but am very familiar with them due to being employed by other GM dealerships such as Sewell Cadillac, Rodger Meier Cadillac (until they sold out in 1999), and Friendly Chevrolet. This is a terrible blow to Waxahachie. Who the heck wants to drive to Oak Cliff? Nobody with a grain of sense would want to go to a crime-ridden area like that.
This stinks to high Heaven and the owner’s statement nearly brought tears to my eyes. He is right about what is happening to our country and how far it has changed from the founding fathers ideals. This is all political, IMO. I despise this current administration and what they are doing, not only to car dealers, but to every citizen in this country. Now some may like what’s going on but in my heart I have to believe that the majority of Americans are going to wake up soon and put a stop to this illegal and outrageous behavior on the part of government.
Atlas will shrug!
Scheduled for replay this morning at about 2:50 AM EDT on C-Span.......
He needs to! I feel like I’m living in some sort of alternate universe.
BTTT
Fascism will liberate us!
As a entrepreneur myself, this testimony makes me want to cry along with him. Its a dirty shame.
Well if these dealers really were pushing the metal out the door and were profitable, I’d expect the Korean car companies will take this as an opportunity to expand their reach.
What would you say about the most advanced plant in GM, Spring Hill,TN being told the state must pony up an additional 200 mil to stay open? (All the while they have been tax free). Obama is a scourge on this Nation. Period
Why are you surprised? Communism and Socialism always punish efficiency and success while rewarding incompetence and mediocrity.
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