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Bailing Out the Auto Industry
outsidethebeltway.com - 11/10/2008
Bailing Out the Auto Industry
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No matter what your politics are, left or right, I think we can all agree that bailing out the U.S. auto industry is a bad idea. As Conor Friedersdorf notes When an auto firm makes a product inferior to its competitors, signs labor contracts it cannot afford, and focuses its fleet on gas ...

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Bailing Out in the Real World
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/17/2008
Bailing Out in the Real World
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — I feel like some of the commentary on the prospect of an auto industry bailout is starting to remind me of some of the stuff I fell for before we invaded Iraq. The kind of thing where someone yes, “yes this sounds like a bad idea, but if we ... (more) Bailing Out in the Real World

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afp.google.com - 11/10/2008
Obama's chief of staff urges swift help for auto industry
— afp.google.com — Obama's chief of staff urges swift help for auto industry 21 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP) President-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff Sunday urged swift action to rescue the US auto industry, which is in peril due to flagging sales, job cuts and the ... (more) Obama's chief of staff urges swift help for auto ...
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finance.yahoo.com - 11/13/2008
Failure of auto industry could set off catastrophe - Yahoo! Finance
— finance.yahoo.com — DETROIT (AP) -- Advocates for the nation's automakers are warning that the collapse of the Big Three -- or even just General Motors -- could set off a catastrophic chain reaction in the economy, eliminating up to 3 million jobs and depriving ... (more) Failure of auto industry could set off catastrophe - ...

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The Moderate Voice — ... A Major Issue On The Nation’s Shrinking Financial Plate is bailing out the troubled auto industry. But has this become the subject of ...

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