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Family Business That's Been Around Since 1916 Forced to Close Under GM's Restructuring Plan
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- The real problem here is getting lost in the details. Bigger is NOT better; it's simply easier for the people who want to control it. It's easier for the government to deal with a few giant corporations than millions of small businesses. And it's easier for those giant corporations to deal with a few distributors that thousands. But giant government, corporations or distributors DON'T create the same numbers of jobs (proportionally) that those millions of small businesses do. Nor do they pay the same amounts of taxes (proportionately) because the large corporations demand tax incentives for bringing their jobs into a given area. When are the politicians going to get it? Small business built this country and this society and is the only solution to keep it vibrant and healthy. "Too big to fail" is just as flawed a concept that the current crisis should put the lie to once and for all as focusing on profit as the only measure of an organization's viability. Unless we see that the role of business has more social implications than simply generating "money" we are destined for failure as a society.
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- All because they were STUPID and GULLIBLE believing that this ignorant idiot was going to raise their ignorant behinds up out of the poverty they willingly wallow in, rather than educate themselves and get to providing for themselves....a UTOPIA where somebody was just going to wave a magic wand and MAKE THEM RICH while they sit there with their hands out and their heads back going feeeeed me! Feeeeed me!
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- When we were kids in high school and needed money for high school events or sports events, we went to the GM and Ford dealerships and the locally owned bank and got donations to pay for it every time...
As an adult working on community projects, when we sponsored clean-up days in our town, we went to the local car dealerships and the locally owned bank for dollars and locally owned BMI to donate dumpsters...while we provided the free labor to do it...including donations of paint for us to help old timers who couldn't afford to repaint their houses...
When we wanted a little league sports arena, we went to the local car dealerships and the locally owned bank and lumber yard for money and materials donations while we provided the free labor to build it...
Our GM dealership is closing...our locally owned bank can no longer write off charitable donations...at the July 4 Tax Day Tea Party, the local lumber yard owner stated that he will more than likely go out of business if cap 'n trade is passed because the cost of every product will go up, along with the cost of hanving it transported to the rural area and people would no longer be able to afford his products...
The Obama administration is systematically trying to kill off rural communities and their activities because they didn't vote for him...and he intends to destroy the US who totally rejects him and his ideology and racism...
We can certainly thank the dumb and gullible liberals for electing such a hateful, jealous PUNK, with a serious identity crisis and a brain mired in the 60's anti-government rhetoric...who is not even an American citizen into the White House, for destroying our free country! - Reply to this comment
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- All because they were STUPID and GULLIBLE believing that this ignorant idiot was going to raise their ignorant behinds up out of the poverty they willingly wallow in, rather than educate themselves and get to providing for themselves....a UTOPIA where somebody was just going to wave a magic wand and MAKE THEM RICH while they sit there with their hands out and their heads back going feeeeed me! Feeeeed me!
- "The Obama administration is systematically trying to kill off rural communities"?????
lolllll...try again.
Your boyz in the Republican Party are responsible for that...their free trade actions are causing the rural feeder industries that supplied the larger corporations who have relocated manufacturing offshore to die off right and left.
That is what is killing small towns: The death of small industry.
Given that rural areas often vote Republican, you would think that even the Republicans couldn't be so stupid as to cut their own throats by creating trade policies that could do nothing but force people to move to cities.
What the Republicans do to satiate their greed never ceases to amaze me. It would be hilarious, if it wasn't hurting America so badly.
- Yep, our goverment at work. Appoints a person to run GM (Goverment Motors) that doesn't know one thing about the car business. His own admission. We're headed in the same direction with health care. GI (Goverment Insurance) and rationing.
With no experience in running an automobile company the new president of GM, I saw his recent speach about the new GM (Goverment Motors), he certainly needs speach givings lessons from BHO.
2012 needs to get here quick so we can fix the stupidity applied to the programs of BHO, if there is an America to fix. - Reply to this comment
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- You are a real moron! And Obamas favorabilty ratings are still holding steadily high at 54% so shove it neo! The government did'nt BUY GM, they loaned it money and forced it to re-think how it does business so that in the future it would be profitable and not a threat to its employees and the country.
Already GM is planning to have the money to pay back the taxpayer ahead of schedule. The new Camaro is selling like hotcakes as will other new products GM is introducing since its emergence from bankruptcy.
You need to get a job and quit depending on the government for your rented PC payments and your trailer rent and foodstamps. Get a life you Rushbot!
- You are a real moron! And Obamas favorabilty ratings are still holding steadily high at 54% so shove it neo! The government did'nt BUY GM, they loaned it money and forced it to re-think how it does business so that in the future it would be profitable and not a threat to its employees and the country.
- No, MJ's family just asked the City of Los Angeles to pick up the tab for his funeral expenses...didn't you go donate?
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- Good job Obama, more will depend on the goverment now so take care of them. Good thing your celebrity status is dropping like a rock or we won't have anything in a few years. The party is over.
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- You are a real moron! And Obamas favorabilty ratings are still holding steadily high at 54% so shove it neo! The government did'nt BUY GM, they loaned it money and forced it to re-think how it does business so that in the future it would be profitable and not a threat to its employees and the country.
Already GM is planning to have the money to pay back the taxpayer ahead of schedule. The new Camaro is selling like hotcakes as will other new products GM is introducing since its emergence from bankruptcy.
You need to get a job and quit depending on the government for your rented PC payments and your trailer rent and foodstamps. Get a life you Rushbot!
- You are a real moron! And Obamas favorabilty ratings are still holding steadily high at 54% so shove it neo! The government did'nt BUY GM, they loaned it money and forced it to re-think how it does business so that in the future it would be profitable and not a threat to its employees and the country.
- Does this mean that they cannot still be a car dealer? That they cannot switch to Toyota, Kia, Ford, or even go to "pre-owned" cars? You would think that GM is coming to town to slit the throats of everyone there.
I'm sure that if this dealership, like others, had a salesman or mechanic that was not producing, they would let that person go in a heartbeat. Business has to sometimes be ruthless but it keeps the economy going and the good performers employed. - Reply to this comment
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- by Slrman July 12, 2009 4:47 AM PDT: "Does this mean that they cannot still be a car dealer? That they cannot switch to Toyota, Kia, Ford, or even go to "pre-owned" cars? You would think that GM is coming to town to slit the throats of everyone there."
Exactly.
There are comments here that say things like "The Obama administration is systematically trying to kill off rural communities" and then are continued on to blame those who voted for Obama and typecast them a people who "sit there with their hands out".
All because GM - GM, mind you - chose to close dealerships and Obama didn't "wave a magic wand" and make it all better - with a friggin' hand out.
The hypocrisy of the right is...annoying.
- by Slrman July 12, 2009 4:47 AM PDT: "Does this mean that they cannot still be a car dealer? That they cannot switch to Toyota, Kia, Ford, or even go to "pre-owned" cars? You would think that GM is coming to town to slit the throats of everyone there."
- Barack said he was going to spread the wealth. He is doing as he said. I just love the left wing liberals who are now getting a taste of the great Obambi and his merry men. Even Robin Hood wasn't as bold as Barry.
Just think, Government Motors, Amtrack, US Postal Service, they are all run by government and none of them have made money for years. Amtrack has lost money for 35 years. Imagine what will happen when they run health care, Cap and tax and VAT. Got to love a community organizer with no experience to do anything. - Reply to this comment
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- You shouldn't mention the U.S. Post Office.
I found it to be highly curious that - under a Republican Administration - they began selling "forever" stamps, which permanenly locks out any ability to compensate for rising energy costs etc.
Curious, don't you think, that the Republicans would do such a thing, which primarily benefits business while making the USPS vulnerable to future red ink - and thus vulnerable to future Republican calls for its complete privatization and/or sale?
Curious, indeed...
- What nis wrong with the forever stamp? Purchasing the stamp is optional. Isn't choice a good thing? Secondly, what service or product goes up in price after you purchase it? Does the auto dealer come back to you a year after you purchase a car and tell you that you owe more on it. Of course not. Thirdly, I believe that the postmaster presented the idea, not the Republicans. Even if the Republicans did suggest the idea, isn't it nice that something was done for the people instead of the government simply raising more money to spend. On this one, the glass is half full for me instead of half empty.
- You shouldn't mention the U.S. Post Office.
- Imagine then the effect on MY town. We lost both the Ford dealer AND the GM dealer.
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- At 100 cars per year, or a little more that 2 a week this is a tough call. I had to "rationalize" a Regional Dealer Network during my career and it is difficult. Some of the people I had to cancel for purely economic reasons were, and some still are, friends as well as customers. I am sorry this is happening to Ms. Walder. I wish her well. Let's also not forget that this is Government Motors and their actions are with the full approval of the President. I have been buying Fords lately as they are a fine product that is not Government owned.
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- At 100 cars per year, or a little more that 2 a week this is a tough call. I had to "rationalize" a Regional Dealer Network during my career and it is difficult. Some of the people I had to cancel for purely economic reasons were, and some still are, friends as well as customers. I am sorry this is happening to Ms. Walder. I wish her well. Let's also not forget that this is Government Motors and their actions are with the full approval of the President. I have been buying Fords lately as they are a fine product that is not Government owned.
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- GM gets government money, then closes dealers.
Makes real sense.
Shows how much faith they have in their future in America.
These stories about GM are worse that M.J. stories.
At least M.J. didn't ask for government money to bail him out. - Reply to this comment
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- No, MJ's family just asked the City of Los Angeles to pick up the tab for his funeral expenses...didn't you go donate?
- Mr. Brown,
Please convey this information to Ms. Walder.
Since GM is no longer interested in you or your town, contact Toyota. Many of their cars and trucks are made in the US. Convert your town into a Toyota town. Better gas mileage is an added benefit. And, with the 'Clucker Program' many of your customers can trade in their old GM vehicles and then buy a new Toyota from you. If you decide to do this, let me know and I will buy my next Toyota from you (and I live in Texas).
Sincerely,
pvheim - Reply to this comment
