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4. And just like Detroit (if they had been left to "just go bankrupt")...
Wed Nov 21, 2012, 03:08 PM
Nov 2012

there are sub contractors and suppliers, that are going to be hurt big time!

Ah yes..."MANAGEMENT"! Dirty, thieving, stealing BASTARDS.

of course they dont care iamthebandfanman Nov 2012 #1
sad thing is... Great Caesars Ghost Nov 2012 #5
The problem is that the business world has been rigged to make it just as profitable to liquidate as liberal N proud Nov 2012 #2
Well, there are 18,000 trained people with unemployment benefits for two years, perhaps. jtuck004 Nov 2012 #3
And just like Detroit (if they had been left to "just go bankrupt")... SoapBox Nov 2012 #4
It's not so much a liquidation as squeezing out the creamy filling. n/t eggplant Nov 2012 #6
Someone should put a few Twinkies away in a time capsule ... Auggie Nov 2012 #7
A person did do that. former9thward Nov 2012 #13
There is a 37 year old Twinkie at a school in Maine Maine-ah Nov 2012 #31
It should be noted that this liquidation doesn't end the Twinkie. jeff47 Nov 2012 #14
Bimbo will buy the company Panasonic Nov 2012 #8
They'll buy the brand and bake and sell Twinkies FarCenter Nov 2012 #20
A few questions... Caroline-Vivienne Nov 2012 #9
The employees have dwilso40641 Nov 2012 #10
That's really horrible. Caroline-Vivienne Nov 2012 #17
Not really. jeff47 Nov 2012 #15
Ok, so they are taking a calculated risk. Caroline-Vivienne Nov 2012 #16
There is so much - misunderstanding - in your post that I hardly know where to start bread_and_roses Nov 2012 #23
In this case, couldn't they draw a line in the sand by individually quitting? Caroline-Vivienne Nov 2012 #24
So, you think individual and collective actions have the same power? bread_and_roses Nov 2012 #27
Glad That Extra Day Really Helped SoCalMusicLover Nov 2012 #11
"The right wing's revenge" - I wouldn't call the people behind hostess "the right wing"... PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #12
So jckelly Nov 2012 #18
Welcome to DU! hrmjustin Nov 2012 #26
Uh ForgoTheConsequence Nov 2012 #28
once again so what? jckelly Nov 2012 #32
Those are the ones trying to bail it out the last time jeff47 Nov 2012 #19
Sad It-Gets-Better Nov 2012 #21
They never should have stopped making the boysenberry fruit pies FiveGoodMen Nov 2012 #22
Yes! Stargazer09 Nov 2012 #29
Not in Touch elbloggoZY27 Nov 2012 #25
The Hostess workers should occupy the factories. And as many other people of good will as possible Ken Burch Nov 2012 #30
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