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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:09 PM Original message |
Report: 2.5 Million Jobs Lost if Detroit's auto production should drop 50% |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. I thought the free market was supposed to take care of problems like this.... |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Actually, before the gas prices shot up SUVs big and little were selling like hot-cakes. |
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amdezurik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. it would be a bad thing of course |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:49 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. THis current crisis is largely the result of the Credit Catastrophe. Even Toyota's sales were down |
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amdezurik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:51 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Detroit was in a lot of trouble |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 10:38 AM Response to Reply #5 |
10. There just may be one of those "two sentence trolls" on your thread |
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natrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. here come the twister |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
7. Dust Bowl era picture - |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. the japanese government subsided their auto industry for years |
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JohnWxy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Nov-06-08 04:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
8. No doubt at least half the guys in this picture voted Republican in their day. |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 10:41 AM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Nissan got $6 billion from the Japanese government |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Nov-08-08 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
12. Bravo! Let's reward those automakers for a job well done! ...n/t |
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