"Please, let General Motors die a peaceful and natural death"

On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:30:18 -0700, wrote:

>Subject line inspired by the classic etching of Voltaire on his
>deathbed. He is surrounded by an assortment of quacks who
>are debating whether to bleed him, purge him, or both. He
>pleads for a naturual demise.
>
>Now look at this spectacle surrounding the bankrupt General Motors.
>The poor thing is being circled by packs of financial institutions
>tryin to save a few bucks via a loan, a horde of incompetent
>government employess who think they can manage an auto company,
>political hacks trying to get on the "right side" of the situation,
>and a swam of labor union bohunks!
>
>Chapter 11 only and if that does not work some group will pickup the
>the pieces.
>
>ted

On Dec 14, 3:50*pm, wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:30:18 -0700, wrote:
> >Subject line inspired by the classic etching of Voltaire on his
> >deathbed. He is surrounded by an assortment of quacks who
> >are debating whether to bleed him, purge him, or both. He
> >pleads for a naturual demise.
>
> >Now look at this spectacle surrounding the bankrupt General Motors.
> >The poor thing is being circled by packs of financial institutions
> >tryin to save a few bucks via a loan, a horde of incompetent
> >government employess who think they can manage an auto company,
> >political hacks trying to get on the "right side" of the situation,
> >and a swam of labor union bohunks!
>
> >Chapter 11 only and if that does not work some group will pickup the
> >the pieces.

Have you ever considered returning home to Moskow?
Do so.. soonest.

wrote:

> >Chapter 11 only and if that does not work some group will pickup the
> >the pieces.

Pickin up the pieces is probably the best option and will rid the UAW of
its strangle hold on the industry.

Graham

lorad wrote:
> Have you ever considered returning home to Moskow?
> Do so.. soonest.

Aren't the people who want to spend our tax money on subsidizing a
worthless, obsolete business the ones who belong in Moscow?

"John David Galt" > wrote in message
...
> lorad wrote:
>> Have you ever considered returning home to Moskow?
>> Do so.. soonest.
>
> Aren't the people who want to spend our tax money on subsidizing a
> worthless, obsolete business the ones who belong in Moscow?

If we took all the car companies in the world to Moscow, (Toyota is losing
money just like the rest of them are)
what are you going to drive, your insanity? Where would you drive it?
Ah..to work of course.

John David Galt wrote:
>
> lorad wrote:
> > Have you ever considered returning home to Moskow?
> > Do so.. soonest.
>
> Aren't the people who want to spend our tax money on subsidizing a
> worthless, obsolete business the ones who belong in Moscow?

Perhaps the UAW members could get jobs in tractor factories.

--
Paul Hovnanian
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Hanlon's Razor:
Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by
stupidity.

Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:

> Perhaps the UAW members could get jobs in tractor factories.

They don't want jobs. Jobs mean working.

They are interested only in the get paid part.

And our goobermint has provided for continuing that.

In article >,
Larry Sheldon > wrote:
>Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
>
>> Perhaps the UAW members could get jobs in tractor factories.
>
>They don't want jobs. Jobs mean working.
>
>They are interested only in the get paid part.

That would be a problem, but the opposite problem than you think -- in
old Soviet Russia, you pretended to work, they pretended to pay you.
And since Putin and his minions seem to want to bring back the glory
days of the Soviet Unsion....

--
It's times like these which make me glad my bank is Dial-a-Mattress

On Dec 20, 3:21*pm, John David Galt >
wrote:
> lorad wrote:
> > Have you ever considered returning home to Moskow?
> > Do so.. soonest.
>
> Aren't the people who want to spend our tax money on subsidizing a
> worthless, obsolete business the ones who belong in Moscow?

The only thing obsolete about the American auto industry are the
dinosaurs running them.