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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 11:09 AM Original message |
There Was a Reason to Call Chrysler Bondholders "Speculators" |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. All investments are speculative to some degree. |
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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
2. At least Obama looks like he knew what he was doing |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 11:24 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. GM & Chrysler were give a straight bailout of more than $30 billion. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. "reductions"? the big bondholders will make money. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 01:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Sure keep telling yourself that. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 01:06 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. They bought an asset at a bargain basement price. They'll get back what they put in, & more. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Anyone could buy it at bargin basement prices. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. it's not any kind of risk when the gov't is on your team. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 01:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. then it is no risk for you either. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. nope, there are two classes of bondholders. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Exactly and every bond in that class is treated the same. |
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leveymg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. Chrysler was bought out in 2007 by a huge global hedge fund, Cerberus-Gabriel, in expectation of |
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leftstreet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jun-01-09 01:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Thanks for those links |
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