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May

Congratulations America! You will soon own GM.

Posted by Despina Karras  Published in Auto Bailouts, Economy and Free Markets

Despite the President’s assurances that he does not want to be in the car business and that “we cannot make the survival of our auto industry dependent on an unending flow of taxpayer dollars”, in just a few hours, you, the taxpayers of America, will own General Motors. Tomorrow, GM will file for bankruptcy marking [...]

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May

The Chrysler Holdouts: Setting The Record Straight

Posted by Despina Karras  Published in Auto Bailouts, Labor Issues

Last week, when President Obama announced Chrysler’s impending bankruptcy, he lambasted “a group of investment firms and hedge funds that held out” by refusing to go along with the government’s proposal. The President could not have been clearer about his ire toward the group, stating that he “did not stand with them”.
Who are these holdouts? [...]

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Tags: Auto Bailouts, bankruptcy, Chrysler, UAW

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