seeingtheforest.com - 12/10/2008
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The big cost problem with the American car companies is that Japan, Germany and other countries provide health insurance and good pensions, while the United States does not. This means that the...
corner.nationalreview.com - 12/5/2008
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Detroit, Mich. -- They can't get it done.
That is the backroom word on Capitol Hill as...
auto executives from the Detroit Three wrapped up a second, and final, day of hearings before the House in attempt to get a $35 billion loan to keep them ...
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Progressive Breakfast: $900 Billion for Main Street
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... Seeing The Forest: "The big cost problem with the American car companies is that Japan, Germany and other countries provide health insurance and good pensions, while the United States does not. This means that the American auto companies have to try to compete while providing these benefits to their workers against companies that do not provide those benefits. Republicans say that the cure is for companies to stop providing these benefits. And ...
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