meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 11/13/2008
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A few heartfelt pleas from native Michiganders who don't want to see their state destroyed. Several emails and comments complaining that I'm a heartless, effete New York type who doesn't understand that if the Big Three go down, some darn fine folks and a beautiful way of life will be ...
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/14/2008
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
Felix Salmon makes a list of reasons to
bailout GM, while Henry Blodget still wants bankruptcy: We...
stress that, in recommending the bankruptcy option, we are not suggesting that the government abandon GM's workers: We'd rather the government spend ...
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Saving The Rust Belt
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Where's The Journalism Bailout?
Ross Douthat —
... $25 billion, but we'd settle for, I dunno, five billion? Pocket change, in other words! And we'd be so, so grateful. If you think your coverage couldn't get more lovey-dovey than it already is, Mr. President-Elect, the magazine and newspaper editors of America stand ready to prove you wrong - and all for a fraction of what it took to bail out those ingrates on Wall Street. More seriously, go read Megan on GM: I'm not sure if she's right, but she's on a roll.
That 70s Show
The American Scene —
... The current debate about auto bailouts obviously echoes the debate about the original Chrysler bailout in1979. This is creating the need to go all the way back to the basic arguments about why free markets, though sometimes painful, are the best means of increasing material well-being. Luckily, we have writers like Megan McArdle and ...
That 70s Show
The Corner on National Review Online —
... time is startlingly contemporary. We basically rehashed the Carter-Reagan energy policy debate in the 2008 presidential campaign, only without anybody playing Reagan. The current debate about auto bailouts obviously echoes the debate about the original Chrysler bailout in 1979. This is creating the need to go all the way back to the basic arguments about why free markets, though sometimes painful, are the best means of increasing material well-being. Luckily, we have writers like Megan McArdle and ...
Bits and Pieces: 11-18-08
QandO —
... Megan McCardle gives a touching and heartfelt explanation of why opportunity cost has to be considered in regards to GM in "Save the Rustbelt." ...
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