Comments on: Levin: Bush Won’t Allow Big 3 To Collapse

Senators Say President Can Rescue Automakers And Avoid A Legacy Of Bankruptcy "With A Flick Of A Pen"

[tallinson]

The big question is...ARE THEY WORTH SAVING? There is at least one upstart auto company in this country that, in my opinion, is far more worthy of consideration for government assistance though, as far as I know, they are not, presently, in need of help. That, alone, makes you wonder about the "Big" little three!

[bread57]

The market continues to try doing what the market does, which is weeding out the unfit. And Congress keeps f***ing it all up by preventing the carnage that MUST take place. NO COMPANY is too big to fail. Let all who cannot survive, die. The victors--be they Wells Fargo or Honda Motor Co.--will dance on their graves. Inferior products will cease to exist. Incomptent management will blow away. Excess capacity will be reduced, and those companies whose workers were paid sustainable wages and whose executives came up with sustainable business models, product lines and investment strategies will inherit the earth. People, that''s how Capitalism works! We''re gonna end up with a much larger mess if Congress or the Executive Branch keeps monkeying with the market. Let the market alone and endure the short term pain for a long-term healthier, more productive economy!

[tincup356]

I guess all the party liners are having a hard time finding anything congress is doing for anyone,,,except those who have lobbied Washington so heavily over the years. Silence says it all.

[wl7bzh]

Do the words "pouring money down a rat hole" sum up the situation with the Big 3?

[tincup356]

What I would like to see is instead of people bragging about what the other party did to cause this....ask why are we trusting the same crooks that contributed to this mess instead of holding them responsible ....we reward them?...that is insane thinking...or.... part of a plan to flat steal the nation blind .People better start questioning why NEITHER party is doing nothing for the people of the middle class who are losing everything? Just remember the people ignoring you are the same ones who took an oath to represent you and protect the constitution and the interests of Americans.....What they are doing is committing treason, and No one who supports either party wants to admit it,,,that is called denial,,, but it doesn''t change reality.

[caldwellptr]

Have you gotten your pay cut for America yet?

[tincup356]

both of you peoples parties are hard at work....but not for you. So would someone tell me How is your party helping you and the middle class or lower for that matter ...right now? besides giving false promises as usual ...what are they actually doing? Lots of money flying around...but is ANY of it helping the situation that average citizens are facing...NO.

[peterandrew3]

I can''t believe Bob Schieffer didn''t call Senator Levin on his outright lie. It is absolutely a lie to say that republicans prevented the auto bailout in the US Senate from passing and he knows it and so does Bob. Democrat US Senators could pass this without one single republican Senator''s vote!!! So, who are the democrat senators who prevented this from passing? Why won''t Schieffer point this out? Why are they covering up for these dems? Why couldn''t Reid and Durbin get their own party to vote for the auto bailout in the Senate? This is very frustrating when a national news reporter fails to question someone on such a huge lie. Schieffer should be ashamed of himself.
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[jsd330]

56.7% more compensation then a university professer with a phd.
posted by robaldrich 4 4:34 Dec14
Then why is college so expensive? And colleges make sure it takes longer then 4 years to get a BA, by class scheduling. How many hours a day does that phd work? I''ll bet it''s alot less then 8.
That phd has all summer off if he chooses, plus all the holidays Christmas break, Easter break. Thats like comparing apples to oranges. I notice that according to your figures toyota, nissan and honda workers make more then a phd does to. phd,mba,ba ect. those people made their choices, they didn''t want to get dirty, break a sweat or do manual labor.
That piece of paper doesn''t mean a whole heck of alot anymore, because we told our children they had to go to college and get a degree. Now the market is flooded with college grads, so company''s can pick and choose and pay whatever they want, and most of the time it''s the lowest on the pay scale.

[hitoyou11]

kevsan1: I do work for the NO GOOD SCUM BAG UAW. So stop talking out you buy. Thay is what you are talking with. I would no work for the LAZY NO GOOD OVER PAID LAZY SCUM UAW.