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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:20 PM Original message |
Let the oil companies bail out the car companies |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. Now that there is a grand idea! nt |
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begin_within (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
2. seconded |
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Oceansaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:24 PM Original message |
3rd....n/t |
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theophilus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. What a beautiful idea! This should be shouted from high heaven. |
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CrispyQ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:24 PM Response to Original message |
4. Damned good idea! |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. Yeah, Like They Care |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. 30 years of "incompetence". no. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:36 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. What? |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. "what sells". how did toyota & honda take market share? by making cars |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 06:04 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. They Clearly Targeted A Market Niche |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 06:40 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. pretty big niche. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 06:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Look, I'm Not Defending Them |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:46 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. i didn't think you were defending them. i just don't believe they were |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 12:30 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Fair Enough |
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rvablue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. Oh Professor....you need to rent the doc "Who Killed the Electric Car?" |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:38 PM Original message |
I've Seen It |
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belpejic (431 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:38 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Yep |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. BRILLIANT! |
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denverbill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. Best idea I've heard in months!!! n/t |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:29 PM Response to Original message |
9. Sounds good but it would be digging a deeper hole |
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knowbody0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. amazing solution |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:39 PM Response to Original message |
14. That actually is a great idea! |
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vinylsolution (807 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
15. That's the most perfect.... |
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Kazak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
16. Gee, I heard their profits were up! |
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TheBigotBasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 06:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. Forcing them to do so is not a good idea |
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Doodler71 (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
19. Now there is an idea I can get behind. (nt) |
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DeepBlueC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
20. that is an elegant solution |
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DeepModem Mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
21. K&R! |
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busybl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
22. if gm is so broke, |
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geomon666 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Nov-12-08 11:02 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I know, right. Whatever happened to "Let the market decide". |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 06:09 AM Response to Original message |
25. Another good idea! |
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elkston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 06:14 AM Response to Original message |
26. Good idea and stays within the market system. (n/t) |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
30. Gonna be hard to push hybrids and higher CAFE standards if the oil companies are doing the bailout. |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 07:51 AM Response to Original message |
31. ## PLEASE DONATE TO DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND! ## |
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Daphne08 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
32. Excellent idea! |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
33. On the surface this sounds like a good idea, but think about it. |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
34. Profound thought! |
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SalviaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
36. That is a BRILLIANT idea. Too much common sense though. nt |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
37. Beautiful plan!! |
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BREMPRO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
38. Best bailout idea of the year!!! |
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JJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
39. A big 3 bailout funded by a windfall profits tax on big oil. |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-13-08 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
40. I always wondered? Do the Big Oil Guys ever talk to the Car Manufacturers? |
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