Democrats want to take all our money and return to us one dime out of each dollar.
Republicans want to take all our money and give it to corporations and the wealthy.
Neither is acceptable!
Campaign 2010
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The most effective way to restrict democracy is to transfer decision-making from the public arena to unaccountable institutions: kings and princes, priestly castes, military juntas, party dictatorships, or modern corporations.
Noam Chomsky, M.I.T. emeritus Professor of Linguistics
Why does the bailout of General Motors continue to produce such discourse when the AIG bailout, at more than 3-times the money, is seldom mentioned? [...]
General John D. Lavelle has rank and honor restored, French workers succumb’s to GM blackmail, the FDA says Gulf seafood is safe, and Obama’s anti-business stance is debunked. [...]
Stop blaming all your troubles on the workers union and start making quality automobiles again. If the cost of a quality vehicle is more than the public is willing to pay, we will let you know. [...]
Say good by to not only your TARP funds (and your Treasury and FDIC backdoor funds), but say good by to the money you’re allowed to temporarily keep in your pocket. [...]
This idea of issuing an appropriate stock to taxpayers when taxpayer money is used to bail out those useless money grabber in the business world is a splendid idea. [...]
Since the repayment of the TARP funds by many of the big banks, the news media, Wall Street, and indeed Main Street seem to pretend those banks no longer hold any taxpayer money. The focus is on the money the auto industry owes us, although only 4.1 percent of our spent money has been on that industry. [...]
CEO Fritz Henderson seems to be trying to “justify” this intent by saying that GM was also canceling projects in Mexico, Russia, and India. Well, your highness Sir freaking Henderson, let me ask you this — just how damn much money did those countries contribute to bailing out your sorry ass? [...]