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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:32 PM Original message |
Ford/GM failure will massively effect the country? |
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Idealism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. Probably |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:35 PM Response to Original message |
2. How many Ford/GM Dealerships in your area? n/t |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:38 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Of course those will go out |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. How does any industry affect the economy? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:10 AM Response to Reply #10 |
29. Actually, the answer is subtle and has to do with multiplier effects |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 04:39 AM Response to Reply #29 |
32. You think that's subtle? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:56 AM Response to Reply #32 |
38. It's not (or shouldn't still be) on the Central/South Coast |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:58 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. Making cars pays $39.68 an hour. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:15 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Uh, duh |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:23 AM Response to Reply #3 |
24. Because in whatever state YOU live... |
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Winterblues (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
43. There was a saying for years in America |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. The only new car dealership in my town - a Ford dealership - closed down 2 months ago. |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Ours too, the Chevy is almost gone |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:15 AM Response to Reply #5 |
23. 1 in 5 dealerships are expected to close |
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winga222 (298 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Something like 1 in 12 US jobs tied to the US auto industry |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. What is the truth behind this statistic? |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
13. I found the answer to my own question: |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:00 AM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Recently I read that a plant that was set to close in Ohio had 10 suppliers. |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:08 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Yeah, the more I think about it, those direct Big 3 employees are a drop in the bucket... |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:13 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Yep. I've seen what can happen when one factory closes. |
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susanna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:30 AM Response to Reply #17 |
25. This is something so many are still struggling to "get." |
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kysrsoze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:13 AM Response to Reply #13 |
20. I read a recent article in Newsweek. A lot of parts suppliers can't survive without the Big Three.. |
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ContinentalOp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:43 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Yep, I agree. I have never owned an American car, and as much as I hate the SUV craze... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
18. 1 in 10 jobs are related to the car industry |
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Blue Diadem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
8. Here are some: |
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stevedeshazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:03 AM Original message |
Spot on |
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Bobbie Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:54 AM Response to Reply #8 |
28. Add to the list.... the plastics industry will take a huge hit. nt |
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Lumpsum (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
9. Obama pretty much demanded Bush save Ford/GM before he takes office. nt |
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Joe the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. I would assume that it would affect the nations economy.... |
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cherokeeprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. Those two companies employ HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of people. |
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The Traveler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:03 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. You are not even counting parts manufacturing |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
30. Yea fuck their retirement |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-10-08 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
14. "affect" not "effect" |
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Aqaba (781 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
19. Advertisers too... ever watch NFL on Sunday? |
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galileoreloaded (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:14 AM Response to Original message |
22. 2 million unemployed, PBGC goes poof. Yeah, the worst possible scenario. |
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TwixVoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 01:52 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. So you are saying |
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Oldtimeralso (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
27. This can happen |
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summer borealis (244 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 07:31 AM Response to Reply #27 |
36. Correct |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 05:14 AM Response to Original message |
33. Yes, such failures would massively affect the country. The effect will be highly negative. |
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JCMach1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 06:07 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. So Much so that IF they go under, the Dems will be tossed-out |
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Lumpsum (611 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 05:31 AM Response to Original message |
34. Obama told Bush yesterday that some of the 700 billion bailout needs to go to automakers. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 12:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. So the poo flinging chimp wants more jobs to leave the country? |
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End Of The Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
37. The domino effect & "not just the parts directly related to cars" |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-11-08 09:04 AM Response to Original message |
40. Ford and GM |
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