reason.tv - 2/17/2009
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2008 was an apocalyptic year for the American car industry, with sales of Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler cars all falling by 25 percent. Supporters of the Big Three automakers argue that the government needs to provide Detroit with at least $50 billion in taxpayer money in order to save the ...
reason.tv - 2/11/2009
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reason.tv —
At Reason Goes Hollywood, our 40th anniversary bash
held November 14-15, 2008 in Los Angeles, Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie...
led a lively debate over freedom of expression, the First Amendment, intellectual property rights, and the history of ...
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Freedom of Expression in the Age of Obama
reason.tv - 2/20/2009
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reason.tv —
Perhaps the only people who don't like the hit
movie Slumdog Millionaire are those who compete against it...
at awards shows. After all, it's already cleaned up at the Golden Globes, and the BAFTAs, and it's poised to repeat these feats at ...
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Slumdog Thousandaire
talkingpointsmemo.com - 2/24/2009
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talkingpointsmemo.com —
We already own 80% of AIG. Now they're
coming back for more . And more to the...
point, who are the counter-parties that the money is going to go to once we give it to this company that has no value at all?
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Are We Bailing Ourselves Out?
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Now Playing at Reason.tv: Bailing Out the Big Three
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... as a consequence of the financial crisis, necessitating its inclusion in the bailout sweepstakes, the financial troubles of the Big Three long predated the current mess. Indeed, while Japan beaten by GM in overall car and truck sales, the company was making almost $2000 in profit per vehicle, while GM was losing thousand. So why does the United Auto Workers union and President Obama want taxpayers to reward Detroit-and punishing her competitors-for making unprofitable cars? Go here for embed code, related materials, and iPod and HD versions.
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... REASON TV: Why Bail Out The Big Three? “Why does the United Auto Workers union and President Obama want taxpayers to reward Detroit—and punish her competitors—for making unprofitable cars?” ...
GM, Chrysler to Gov't: Give Us More Money Now. Or More Money Later. But Definitely Give Us More Money.
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... Yesterday, Reason.tv's Michael C. Moynihan and Dan Hayes detailed the basic problem with the auto industry and its ongoing bailout. Watch now (and go here for downloadable versions, links, and more): ...
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... Reason.tv explored the problematic economics of GM and Chrysler not long ago. And I ran through some of the reasons why the government should not being dumping money into GM on CNBC's Power Lunch: ...
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