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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 12:15 AM Original message |
Crazy times demand crazy thinking. Now, about GM... |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 12:19 AM Response to Original message |
1. Or maybe instead of the Volt they could actually come up with a decent design. |
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KakistocracyHater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 12:22 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. ANY working electric vehicle |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
19. I just mentioned the Volt because I assumed they could get it into production |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
3. I'm all for GM employees buying the company. |
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spag68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 12:29 AM Response to Original message |
4. GM |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:07 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. What i'm trying to propose is a means of saving the jobs. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
22. Where do you come up with 3-25 million jobs? |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 12:31 AM Response to Original message |
5. I'm all for it. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
6. Allowing GM and the other American automakers to fail (EDITED) ... |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. So we need to snatch this opportunity out of their jaws. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 05:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Agreed. We all owe Naomi Klein a hugh debt of gratitude for that book. n/t |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 03:15 AM Response to Original message |
7. Right, let GM employees take over the company. |
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Farmall (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 03:45 AM Response to Original message |
8. Let GM find their own way out of their mess.......... |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 05:03 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Pssst... |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 09:56 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. "let the people who create the wealth run the show--" |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
11. Right, let 3,000,000 more people be put out of work permanently |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:09 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. I'm sorry I so badly failed to communicate just what I'm trying to propose. |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:25 AM Response to Reply #13 |
16. I do that to, very often, don't feel bad. |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:42 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. Does the idea still seem so bad to you after getting some clarity |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 11:00 AM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Yeah |
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Farmall (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 05:55 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. I do alot of things...... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:24 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. So you are a fan of privatization huh? |
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Farmall (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 11:34 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. IDK what you're trying to infer......... |
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BornBlue (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
14. I think you are on to something |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:24 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. In the case of GM, what happens to the other businesses downstream who are waiting to be paid for |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:37 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Bankruptcies happen every day in business. The results are bad |
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BornBlue (278 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:50 AM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Judging by your avatar you are possibly in danger of losing your job, |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 11:06 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Like I said, you have no clue what you are talking about |
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Farmall (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #15 |
32. Here's an Idea- |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. (sigh) The great American clueless, god loves them |
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KakistocracyHater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #15 |
39. the parts are tooled in China NOW |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:42 AM Response to Original message |
21. Why are so many "progressives" offended by the thought of blue collar jobs being saved??? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 11:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Because they aren't Progressives, they are neuve-riche regressive |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 05:27 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. I don't understand the calumny here. What is regressive about a worker-owned company? |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 05:42 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. Not you specifically |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 05:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I'm a retired AFSCME member. |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #30 |
42. How does that model support multimillion-dollar executive pay packages? |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:29 PM Response to Reply #33 |
36. ##SO DU CAN BUY A CHEVY!## |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Thanks bud! |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
40. I definitely agree with the first part of your post. Having worked in the venture capital |
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Mike 03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
41. I'm rec'd this post anyway, because innovation has never been more welcome, and it's |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Nov-14-08 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
43. Let the Employees buy the company.. they will turn it around! |
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