firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/4/2008
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The United Auto Workers announced the union would make major concessions in its contract with US automakers in order to help the Big Three lobby Congress for bailout money. "The surprising move by the U.A.W. could be a critical factor in the automakers’ bid not only to get government assistance, but also to become competitive with the cost structure of nonunion plants operated by foreign automakers in the United States."
More: "Labor experts said the ground given by the union underscored the ...
No to the Auto Bailout
frum.nationalreview.com 11/13/2008 — Don't bail out the automakers, I urge on "Marketplace" today:
Time was when General Motors alone ranked among the largest employers in the United Stat... . . .
Is There a Good Auto Bailout?
theamericanscene.com 12/10/2008 — Sure, in principle.
There appears to irresistible momentum behind a “temporary” bailout designed to forestall bankruptcy until the new administration is in place. The problem with imagining that this does anything other than kicking the can down ...
No Auto Bailout For You
eschatonblog.com 11/14/2008 — Dodd sez it isn't going to happen in this Congress for the auto makers.
While I have mixed feelings about such a thing generally, it's pretty interesting that we're propping up the fake economy and letting the real economy whither.
Auto Bailout
mahablog.com 11/17/2008 — There appears to be general agreement across the political spectrum that the Big Three automakers are going bankrupt because their CEOs have made many really, really bad choices over the years. Joseph Romm has an article at Salon about this. Here is ...
Auto No Go
corner.nationalreview.com 12/5/2008 — 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 ...
Auto Workers Make Case for Bailout
washingtonindependent.com 12/10/2008 — A United Auto Workers advertisement printed in The New York Times on December 3. (uaw.org) This United Auto Workers advertisement printed in The New York Times on December 3 was accompanied by text that described the auto industry crisis as a Main ...
Matt Lewis: Draft Auto Bailout Announced
townhall.com 12/8/2008 — Congressional Democrats have sent the White House a draft or their auto industry bailout plan. It includes loans to the "Big Three" automakers and stipulates that the President must appoint a "car czar" to oversee the...
Breaking: Auto Bailout Dies In Senate
gatewaypundit.blogspot.com 12/12/2008 — The word is-- The auto bailout is Dead as a Doornail . UPDATE-- It's official. The bailout is dead . The unions would not budge: The collapse came after bipartisan talks on the auto rescue broke down over GOP demands that the United Auto Workers ...
An all-American auto industry bailout?
msnbc.msn.com 12/10/2008 — With Congress considering lending $15 billion in taxpayer money to the Big Three, some in Congress are worried the automakers will spend part of it overseas.
Why GOP Conservatives Should Let The Auto Bailout Happen
riehlworldview.com 12/11/2008 — There's a solid argument for conservatives to not oppose the current auto bailout too strongly less they fall into a trap that could keep them in the minority for years. If you adopt a cynical, purely political reasoning, that's the move that makes ...
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