Comments on: Auto Bailout Bill Will be Brought to Senate on Monday

By: chris

chris — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:43:36 +0000

No More Bailout Money for GM, they’re just a Black hole that Destroyed Public Transportation in the 1940’s to survive then and because there are not any Eligible Transportation Systems for them to purchase and Scrap they go to the government!

Let them DIE!!!

By: mikeinatl.

mikeinatl. — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:30:14 +0000

#119 janosh

Comments like your post serve no purpose.

If someone is an Obama supporter they already believe your point. If not, their minds will not be changed by venom.

Since Obama’s stated goal is to unify America, lets all proceed in that spirit and see how much real progress can be made.

By: janosh

janosh — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:23:34 +0000

Our CEO is Obama. We are shareholders. Write letters, plead, make demands. Our new government, American patriots at last, will do the right thing.

The festering remains of the Bush Administration need to be bulldozed immediately into history, deported to Texas. Country first.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:54:51 +0000

In the case of the auto-makers’ bailout, it’s a relief to have a national issue that is so straightforward: American cars tend to break down and fall apart therefore people are not buying them. If GM and Ford don’t want to go out of business, they should start making decent cars. To bail them out would be to reward their terrible manufacturing standards.

By: David Redfern

David Redfern — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:41:22 +0000

I have watched an out of control government for 8 years tell me that if I don’t support a war or whatever position they have taken – that I personally felt was forced upon me and the US citizens – then I am not patriotic. I have personally take offense to this statement because I always thought it was my duty as a citizen to question the decisions of our leaders.

Yet one more time, I again question our leaders and urge them to support one of the LARGEST manufacturing industries in this country and LOAN I said LOAN them the money they need to make the required changes and keep jobs in the USA. If you fail to assist them at this time, then I submit to you that you are not the patriotic representatives you think you are. Since you have it within your power to show us all how patriotic you are please support the auto industry and the country who stands to lose more than money.

Again, I urge your support in LENDING the auto-industry the funds they need to survive or we all will regret your Un-patriotic decision. I can only say that your that votes will be watched very closely.

Thank you
A Patriotic Citizen who has served his country with honor and pride.
David

By: mikeinatl.

mikeinatl. — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:19:30 +0000

#97 jbfalsaka

Now, imagine the fair tax (regressive tax on the middle-class) were passed. Imagine the 23% sales tax on every home sold. Try to sell your house in that environment. Try to sell much of anything in that environment. That would bring the cost of the volt to roughly $50,000 a pop with the (un)fair tax. The only people who would benefit are the super rich. Why? Because their portion of income subject to such a tax is less than 10% by all accounting used.
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Like you I did not like the FairTax when I first heard about it. As a matter of fact, I hated it. Then I began to study it and eventually became convinced that it is an extraordinary idea that has the potential cure many of Americas most pressing problems.

From your post above it is clear that you do not have a complete understanding of The FairTax.

I don’t feel it is appropriate to attempt to educate you on this blog. I only suggest that, if you care about this country and the middle class as much as your post suggests, please spend some real time with the topic. I suggest starting with The FairTax Book and http://www.fairtax.org.

This non-partisan bill is the most thoroughly researched bill ever introduced to Congress. Once understood, it can be loved by Democrats, Republicans and Independents alike.

I will never bring this topic up again as this is not a forum on The FairTax. It was my mistake in introducing the topic. By apologies to readers of gm-volt.com.

Go Volt!!!!

By: Rashiid Amul

Rashiid Amul — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:40:11 +0000

Put me in charge. GM sure as hell will change and the tax payers will not be ripped off.

By: Matt from Mich

Matt from Mich — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:45:48 +0000

#87 – Statik

Matt here. (The spelling nitpicker

I’m really torn about help/bailout vs. C11. It’s an emotional issue for me as someone from Michigan and a GM vendor. (Fortunately, I started diversifying my software business about 8 years ago.) On the other hand, I believe in free markets and having the government picking winners and losers is rarely a goog thing. One thing you have taught me is you have to keep emotions out of this. However, it’s still hard…

One quick question – Do you think GM has a C11 contingency plan in place?

Take care,

Matt

By: Ronald Cronk

Ronald Cronk — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:51:42 +0000

It amazes me how we can spend hundreds of billions of dollars on war and hesitate to lend money to automakers when their failure will result in millions of lost jobs for the U.S. I am originally from Michigan and live in San Diego now. However, my entire family lives in Michigan. Many of my relatives receive pensions from General Motors as well as health benefits. GM cars have improved in terms of mileage and styling. They will come back. People should really research the GM line before they remark on the issue. The gas mileage on the cars has improved and will continue to improve. It is true that they could stand to get rid of some gas guzzling models; particularly in the GMC line. However, the Malibu has nice styling and many models of their cars get over 30 mpg. The Saturn has a few nice vehicles that are starting to sell as is the case for the Pontiac G6 and G8. There are a couple more vehicles that will be big sellers; the Volt and possibly the upcoming Camaro. It seems that we are OK with giving billions of dollars in foreign aid, offering up free trade at the expense of American jobs, allow price fixing by the oil companies, fail to intently pursue the pervasiveness of corruption, and then deny assistance to our fellow Americans. Let us remember where the auto industry would be or even if it would have existed without the Big 3. Cough up the money to the auto industry. End the war in Iraq and you’ll be amazed how many billions of dollars we’ll have to pay for these crucial plans.

By: Shawn Marshall

Shawn Marshall — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:26:14 +0000

On my way from southwestern Virginia to Mississippi a couple weeks ago I saw two huge auto plants; Kia (under construction) and Hyundai. Is it not ironic, some fellow travelers remarked, that American manufacturers are going broke and Korean manufacturers are building plants in the South? Well, says one of us, do you think our government and courts would let GM, Ford or Chrysler abandon their existing plants and their union employees to get a more advantageous and competitive labor resource? …not very likely. So to weakly paraphrase old Abe, ” Let one hold him by the hind leg while the other skins.” Our government is the problem. No amount of government money (which it doesn’t have) is going to solve fundamental economic inequities.
GM should go into bankruptcy; dump all the ballast overboard; move to the south and rebirth itself as several entities, one being the Volt division. We would welcome you here, welcome to America.