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By: Jeff M

Jeff M — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:58:45 +0000

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 — 6:11 PM ET
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G.M. Increases Federal Loan Request by $12 Billion

General Motors told the federal government Tuesday that it
needs another $4.6 billion in loans within weeks and an
additional $12 billion in financial support in order to stave
off bankruptcy.

By: Paul-R

Paul-R — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:31:20 +0000

Static wrote…

“The plan sounds good on paper, until you realize there are 6 billion other people in the world going through the exact same pain as you…and they’ll won’t just sit back and let you do something that flagrant, they will sanction you back even harder, forcing you to react in kind…and it will escalate until the whole thing breaks down.
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You have to remember that for companies like GM, they sell more vehicles outside of the US than inside, if they get a ’special pass’ at home, it won’t be longer before the inverse is true elsewhere.”
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Correct me if I’m wrong Statik, but aren’t we already being sanctioned by Japan?

Aren’t we already disallowed from selling/assembling vehicles in Japan, while they are given huge incentives to sell/assemble vehicles in the USA?

It’s my understanding that the answer to both questions is “YES” and Detroit sells zero vehicles in Japan for that very reason.

I wouldn’t view tax incentives to be “protectionism” unless the USA restricted foreign governments from offering similar incentives toward their vehicles. They should certainly be free to offer similar incentives if they want to.

By: noel park

noel park — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:22:37 +0000

#138 koz:

Amen.

By: Alejandro

Alejandro — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:19:18 +0000

#128 D.. Says:
Voice of reason? I think not. It is not reasonable to export all US jobs to sweaty children in 3rd world countries. Neither should there be unlimited imports from said countries. Static and Don C. you otta be ashamed, ashamed of yourselves for making such silly remarks. Remarks of ideologues…thanks
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Dear D:
I am sorry D but as an economist I must tell you, trade especially Free trade is ALWAYS better for EVERYONE, the importers and the exporters. Economics is a science much more precise than most people believe or want to recognize. A lot of the economic non-sense happens because politicians do not listen to what real economists have to tell them, those real economists who go by the book, and are free of socialist ideologies that contradict what they have studied. Other times politicians do listen to sound economic advice, but they rather listen to the crowds because another thing that happens with economics is that, unlike medicine, where nobody would argue with the doctor’s diagnostic and treatment, with economic problems people always think they know better. The sad thing is that sound economic measures are generally hard to sell to the public because in the short-run require painful decisions, and politicians have to be reelected in only four more years. Now, please I have nothing against politics, I am studying myself a masters in government; however, that is simple the truth of the matter.
Regarding your comments of ,“no exporting to export all US jobs to sweaty children in 3rd world countries”, let me tell you that I am from Bolivia, which is the poorest country of all Latin America with the only exception of Haiti, even though we are close. When people accuse that children fill factories in the third world is because they have not been there. Of course, there might be cases like that, but the overwhelming majority of them employ only adults. Moreover, for those children who do work mostly shining shoes, in construction jobs, etc. It is easy to condemn the fact that they are working but when the alternative is that, there will not be enough food at home for them and their siblings; the alternative is less talking and censuring. We either give them all the food and money they need by direct aid or by allowing their parents to work in a factory that produces goods and services that will be FREELY export to other countries, even if this affects some people in the richest, and one of the greatest countries on earth.
Sincerely,
Alejandro

P.S. I am not flattering when I say the U.S. is one of the greatest countries in the world, and I say one of and not The greatest because I love my country.

By: ThombDbhomb

ThombDbhomb — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:53:13 +0000

#145 carcus1

Forgive me if I put words in your mouth.

What are you trying to say; if we listened to Ron Paul, Peter Schiff, and Morning Joe then everything would be great? If I don’t agree with you, you seem to be getting mad at me. Are you the voice of reason also?

By: Jean-Charles Jacquemin

Jean-Charles Jacquemin — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:38:14 +0000

Thanks Statik #108, it was late and I did not have time to search for the data.

Yes the Astra is a good compact car but when I was student, a (very) long time ago in California, I confess I bought an used Oldsmobile 98, not reliable at all and a true gas guzzler, … nobody is perfect …

JC NPNS