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MEGAN MCARDLE: How Do I Know That the Chrysler Bailouts are About the Unions? “This question was a…
MEGAN MCARDLE: How Do I Know That the Chrysler Bailouts are About the Unions? “This question was asked recently by a seasoned political reporter of my acquaintance. Frankly, I hadn’t realized that anyone else seriously believed there was any other reason to bail out Chrysler. But ...
How Do I Know That the Chrysler Bailouts are About the Unions?
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — This question was asked recently by a seasoned political reporter of my acquaintance.  Frankly, I hadn't realized... that anyone else seriously believed there was any other reason to bail out Chrysler.  But let's go through a couple of the ... (more) How Do I Know That the Chrysler Bailouts are About the ...
How Do I Know That the Chrysler Bailouts are About the Unions?
business.theatlantic.com — This question was asked recently by a seasoned political reporter of my acquaintance.  Frankly, I hadn't realized... that anyone else seriously believed there was any other reason to bail out Chrysler.  But let's go through a couple of the other... (more) How Do I Know That the Chrysler Bailouts are About the ...
What's The Chrysler Bailout Really All About? Two Views
politics.theatlantic.com — I asked Megan McArdle, and here she responds . The administration isn't kowtowing to the unions; it's... trying to prevent massive job loss. Chrysler employs about 60,000 people. This is a rounding error in the number of jobs that have been lost ... (more) What's The Chrysler Bailout Really All About? Two Views
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The reason to bail out Chrysler
TigerHawk — ... took a single finance or accounting course, and had nevertheless learned a lot by my mid-twenties -- certainly enough to know that Chrysler is a zombie -- simply by reading the business press and a few books. Ought it not be a basic professional requirement of paid political journalists during an economic crisis that they learn enough about business and finance to know at least that? How can they do their jobs with any credibility otherwise? Read the whole thing . CWCID: Glenn Reynolds . 1 Comments: By Anonymous Anonymous , at Thu May 07, 10:10:00 AM : You ...

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