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online.wsj.com - 11/17/2008

Why Bankruptcy Is the Best Option for GM

— online.wsj.com — General Motors is a once-great company caught in a web of relationships designed for another era. It... should not be fed while still caught, because that will leave it trapped until we get tired of feeding it. Then it will die. The only possibility of ... (more) Why Bankruptcy Is the Best Option for GM

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corner.nationalreview.com - 11/13/2008

Bankruptcy for GM

— corner.nationalreview.com — What would it mean to have GM go bankrupt? A change in ownership and a renegotiation of... contracts. The factories, computers, office space, intellectual property and so forth that are now owned by GM would not disappear; they would basically become ... (more) Bankruptcy for GM

World

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varifrank.com - 11/9/2008

Question of the day - GM or Not GM

— varifrank.com — Question of the day - "So why can't GM be allowed to go into bankruptcy?" Seems to... me that United Airlines and half a dozen other companies I can name have gone into bankruptcy without also going out of buisness. GM goes into bankruptcy it gets ... (more) Question of the day - GM or Not GM

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B to the K
Eschaton — I don't know for sure that just letting GM filing for bankruptcy is the best route, but if it isn't then it just means there's something wrong with our bankruptcy laws and/or our dealings with "too big to fail" companies. ...

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Eschaton — B to the K I don't know for sure that just letting GM filing for bankruptcy is the best route, but if it isn't then it just means there's something wrong with our bankruptcy laws and/or our dealings with "too big to fail" companies. But not everyone agrees that a Chapter 11 filing by G.M. would be the disaster that many fear. Some experts note that while bankruptcy would be painful, it may be preferable to a government bailout that may only delay, at considerable cost, the wrenching but necessary steps G.M. needs to take to become a stronger, leaner company. Although ...

Overnight
Eschaton — B to the K I don't know for sure that just letting GM filing for bankruptcy is the best route, but if it isn't then it just means there's something wrong with our bankruptcy laws and/or our dealings with "too big to fail" companies. But not everyone agrees that a Chapter 11 filing by G.M. would be the disaster that many fear. Some experts note that while bankruptcy would be painful, it may be preferable to a government bailout that may only delay, at considerable cost, the wrenching but necessary steps G.M. needs to take to become a stronger, leaner company. Although ...

For Many At The Top The Economic Crisis Isn't Cramping Any Style
DownWithTyranny! — ... We know how the Bush Economic Miracle is hitting most people: consumer spending is off the cliff, basic industries are threatened with potentially devastating bankruptcies, foreclosures are through the roof and unemployment rates are in the basement. Millions of Americans are having problems with health care, with financing their children's educational plans, with their own retirement. And, as we saw yesterday, with Sotheby's contemporary art auction only netting $125.1 million a few nights ago, billionaires were able to fatten their collections ...