Southern States Gave Auto Companies Tax-breaks and Cash for Training

[rbell]

Ken, in case you didn't check the other thread, I'll be praying for your wife.

You take good care of her. Don't make her get up on that bum knee and kick you around.

 

[Bible-boy]

No thanks. We will stay and try to move this nation that we love toward progress where the government looks for someone other than the wealthy and big corporations.

I guess right-wingers don't have confidence in our democratic republic form of government. It seems like a lot of them always want those who don't march in lockstep with their ideology to leave the country.

No we just don't want to see our heritage transformed into a model of a failed western European socialist state in far worse condition than the current situation.

 

[Spinach]

This article says that the Ford F150 and the Chevy Silverado were the top selling vehicles in America.

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/782/the-years-bestand-worst-selling-cars

 

[carpro]

I will clarify what I meant. Foreign automakers exist in the United States based on state government subsidies. They would not have gone into Tennessee without these state government subsidies.

I apologize if my wording seemed to indicate that I was saying that auto workers in these statesare receiving state subsidies related to these foreign auto makers. That was not my intention.

:laugh:

Looks like you've been taking non-apology lessons from Dick Durbin.

 

[rbell]

This article says that the Ford F150 and the Chevy Silverado were the top selling vehicles in America.

http://autos.yahoo.com/articles/autos_content_landing_pages/782/the-years-bestand-worst-selling-cars

The Big 3 have held their own in the large car, pickup, and (to a smaller extent) SUV market; but they have been destroyed in the small to mid-size car and minivan market.

Ford has put a couple of recent models out that compare favorably, but except for that, domestic isn't in the same ZIP code in that market segment--both in quality, reliability, resale value, and raw sales.

 

[KenH]

I would think that conservatives would support saving our domestic automakers from a national security perspective or do conservatives not have a problem with the idea of relying on Japanese and German companies for our military vehicles?

 

[Pastor Larry]

I would think that conservatives would support saving our domestic automakers from a national security perspective or do conservatives not have a problem with the idea of relying on Japanese and German companies for our military vehicles?

As you should know, the issue is not a desire to save them, but the reasonability of doing so. Why give money to companies to throw down the drain? That's the issue.

You used to be a fiscal conservative. You seem no longer to be conservative in anything. Remember the days of supporting Ron Paul?

I struggle to find a reason to give money to a company who has no clue of how to right the ship and turn things around. We are throwing good money after bad.

Chrysler and GM will survive in some form, even if they merge. They will not go away. And this bailout is irrelevant to that. They would have survived anyway.

 

[Bible-boy]

As you should know, the issue is not a desire to save them, but the reasonability of doing so. Why give money to companies to throw down the drain? That's the issue.

You used to be a fiscal conservative. You seem no longer to be conservative in anything. Remember the days of supporting Ron Paul?

I struggle to find a reason to give money to a company who has no clue of how to right the ship and turn things around. We are throwing good money after bad.

Chrysler and GM will survive in some form, even if they merge. They will not go away. And this bailout is irrelevant to that. They would have survived anyway.

Right, and the real driving force behind all this "worst economy since the great depression" lie is that they need to the people in a panic mode so that they will accept the socialization/nationalization of U.S. Industry.

 

[Pastor Larry]

It is interesting that for eight years (and beyond) the Republicans were accused of fearmongering, of making stuff up to scare people, etc. Now it's the Dems doing it and it apparently is okay.

As Bush said today (contradicting his own actions), bad businesses should go out of business.

 

[KenH]

the real driving force behind all this "worst economy since the great depression"

This is off topic. This thread is about rescuing the domestic automakers and the response of GOP elected officials and why they responded the way they did.

 

[KenH]

Now it's the Dems doing it and it apparently is okay..

You are off topic. This thread is not about Democrats in Washington. It is about why many in the GOP are opposed to saving the domestic auto industry.

 

[LadyEagle]

Well past the 10-page limit. Closed. LE