If I was in congress

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DAVOL

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And any CEO in any industry whether it be financial, automotive or whatever and they were looking for a handout calling it a loan I would demand that they put up all their personal assets for collateral.
 
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I would demand they quit overpaying their workers, who produce a product that nobody wants, which is then sold at a loss. Thanks called a bad business model. See Toyota and Honda on how to run a car company.
 
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I'd tell them to poop in one hand and wish in the other and see which one fills up first.
 
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I would demand they quit overpaying their workers, who produce a product that nobody wants, which is then sold at a loss. Thanks called a bad business model. See Toyota and Honda on how to run a car company.
Toyota and Honda are not doing so well either right now.
 
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Toyota and Honda are not doing so well either right now.

Maybe not but they were doing much better before the economy turned and by all accounts I hear are weathering the storm much better than the big American auto manufacturers.
 
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Toyota and Honda are not doing so well either right now.

Could have fooled me, I went to buy a NEW Honda Civic a few months ago. Nobody with 4 hours of my house had any in stock, there was a waiting list everywhere. And I know for a fact Honda does not loose money on their cars.
 
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Maybe not but they were doing much better before the economy turned and by all accounts I hear are weathering the storm much better than the big American auto manufacturers.
Oh I agree the Big 3 put all their eggs in the big gas guzzler basket and when gas skyrocketed their fate seemed sealed.
 
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Could have fooled me, I went to buy a NEW Honda Civic a few months ago. Nobody with 4 hours of my house had any in stock, there was a waiting list everywhere. And I know for a fact Honda does not loose money on their cars.
Can't speak for Honda although they did recently pull out of F1 racing recently due to economic factors but Toyota is hurting right now you can check their recent sales #'s if you want.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/toyotas-november-sales-down-339/
 
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Oh I agree the Big 3 put all their eggs in the big gas guzzler basket and when gas skyrocketed their fate seemed sealed.

The type of vehicles they built is only a portion of their problem. The union is and was their biggest obstacle outside of the economy right now. Even if the economy turns they will still have that monkey on their back.
 
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Can't speak for Honda although they did recently pull out of F1 racing recently due to economic factors but Toyota is hurting right now you can check their recent sales #'s if you want.

they put alot of their eggs in the gas sucking SUV and truck basket also. Toyota's V8 assembly plant in located where I live, and they did slow production of the V8 motors.
 
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The type of vehicles they built is only a portion of their problem. The union is and was their biggest obstacle outside of the economy right now. Even if the economy turns they will still have that monkey on their back.
Well they made deals years ago they should not have such as the healthcare for employees after retirement that is a huge if not biggest problem they have union wise of course they were the only guys on the block when they were making these concessions.Plus alot of people do not trust their quality over the Japanese cars.
 
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I would take PAC and special interest money.
The occasional bribe.Enjoy the rush of power and omnipotence that occur minute by minute.Feel free to embrace elitism.Live by misinforming my constituents,
Taking their money to insure my new life style,with little or no return for them.Continue to promote reform and
change when its not coming because of my belief in the establish system.Pass legislation for annual pay raises
for myself.Because merit raises might not work their.
I can hardly wait !:good!:
 
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I would take PAC and special interest money.
The occasional bribe.Enjoy the rush of power and omnipotence that occur minute by minute.Feel free to embrace elitism.Live by misinforming my constituents,
taking their money to insure my new life style,with little or no return for them.Continue to promote reform and
change when its not coming because of my belief in the establish system.Pass legislation for annual pay raises
for myself.Because merit raises might not work their.
I can hardly wait !:good!:

:hi: hello every politician ever, good to see you
 
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If I were in Congress I'd immediately seek to launch an ethics probe into Barney Frank's dealings with Fannie/Freddie and how his multi-year relationship (they were lovers) with one of their executives led him to refuse any attempt at reforming the subprime lending market.
 
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And any CEO in any industry whether it be financial, automotive or whatever and they were looking for a handout calling it a loan I would demand that they put up all their personal assets for collateral.

Yes, because none of those elected officials in DC ever beg for money and then use it as inefficiently as possible.
 
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Toyota and Honda are not doing so well either right now.
If by not doing well, you mean that their gross profit margin has dropped from 19.5% to 17.5%, and their net profit margin holding steady between 6% and 7%, over three years, then I assume you are correct...:crazy:
 
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If I were in Congress I'd immediately seek to launch an ethics probe into Barney Frank's dealings with Fannie/Freddie and how his multi-year relationship (they were lovers) with one of their executives led him to refuse any attempt at reforming the subprime lending market.

barney frank should be investigate by a grande jury and expelled from his office. he and Chris Dodd.
 
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And any CEO in any industry whether it be financial, automotive or whatever and they were looking for a handout calling it a loan I would demand that they put up all their personal assets for collateral.

And if I were said CEO, I would tell you to kiss my hiney.
 
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If I were in Congress I'd immediately seek to launch an ethics probe into Barney Frank's dealings with Fannie/Freddie and how his multi-year relationship (they were lovers) with one of their executives led him to refuse any attempt at reforming the subprime lending market.

Dude, you just said you want to launch a probe into Barney Frank! That’s :pukeb:

OK, now that I got that immature attempt at humor out of the way, I do agree that he and many others in congress and really congress as a whole need to be investigated.

Sorry, MG I just couldn’t let that one go. I am enjoying your Rand references, by the way.
 
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My wife just e-mailed me and said there are hundreds of people outside her office building holding signs for GM and chanting. She says there are plenty of local news channels covering it, I guess I'll find out what they were chanting later.
 

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