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politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 12/3/2008

Majority oppose taxpayer aid for automakers, poll finds

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Chrysler CEO Robert Nardelli, left, and Ford CEO Alan Mulally testified on Capitol Hill late last month. WASHINGTON (CNN) — A new national poll suggests that six in 10 Americans oppose using taxpayer money to help the ailing major U.S. auto companies. Sixty-one percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released [...]

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openleft.com - 12/4/2008

Why the Right Will Oppose Getting Us Out of Recession

— openleft.com — In a post about Depression Economics , Paul Krugman discusses deflation, or dropping price levels.  I'm seeing... deflation in the local real estate market, as buyers are holding back because they think prices will keep dropping.  One theory is ... (more) Why the Right Will Oppose Getting Us Out of Recession

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washingtonpost.com - 12/5/2008

White House, Democrats Near Compromise on Aid for Automakers

— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) White House, Democrats Near Compromise on Aid for ...

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61 Percent of Americans Oppose Bailout for Automakers
Weekly Standard Blog — From CNN: A new national poll suggests that six in 10 Americans oppose using taxpayer money to help the ailing major U.S. auto companies. Sixty-one percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Wednesday are dead set against the federal government providing billions of dollars in assistance to the automakers, while 36 percent favor such a bailout. The poll, conducted Monday and Tuesday, also indicates that a majority of Americans, 53 percent, don't think government assistance for the automakers ...

CNN Poll: Most Americans Oppose Auto Bailout
News — ... Most Americans don't want taxpayer money used to pay for a bailout of the Big 3 U.S. automakers, according to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll . The survey found that 61 percent of Americans oppose federal help for General Motors, Chrysler and Ford. Just 36 percent support such a measure. Most Americans — 53 percent — thought an auto bailout wouldn't help the U.S. economy, and few Americans — 15 percent — thought that the companies' bankruptcy would immediately affect them.