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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 11/14/2008
Saving The Rust Belt
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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 billions on retraining and job placement than ...
Save the Rust Belt!
meganmcardle.theatlantic.com - 11/13/2008
Save the Rust Belt!
— meganmcardle.theatlantic.com — 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 ... (more) Save the Rust Belt!
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Drift and Oblivion
Talking Points Memo — ... Next, the auto industry. Could GM really go under in the next couple months because the Democrats who'd bail the company out are currently at the mercy of the electorally discredited Republicans who want to use the crisis to crush one of the last major manufacturing unions? The continued existence of a domestic auto industry is more than a strictly economic issue. Henry Blodget says we should use the money for "on retraining and job placement than on propping up perpetually weak companies that can't fix themselves." I assume he's making a move into comedy. Because job ...

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