Comments on: GM to shutter most U.S. plants for nine weeks this summer http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sj79 http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452815 sj79 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:37:32 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452815 Dr. Fill: I know its hard but try to think logically. How is going around the internet trashing GM and telling people to buy Japanese even if GM's products are competitive going to help taxpayers get thier money back? It is the epitome of stupidity. Idiots like Borat are going around saying "I'll never buy GM because they got taxpayer money" when not buying GM is only going to lead to taxpayers losing their investment. I never said buy inferior products from GM- you did. Thats the whole problem with you head in the sand import fanboys- you refuse to acknowledge that you are not sacrificing anything when you buy American in 2009. Maybe 1989 was a different story. Essentially you believe its "American" to buy average products with a Japanese badge just to spite GM and help speed up their liquidation. That isnt American as apple pie, thats insanity. Dr. Fill:

I know its hard but try to think logically. How is going around the internet trashing GM and telling people to buy Japanese even if GM’s products are competitive going to help taxpayers get thier money back? It is the epitome of stupidity. Idiots like Borat are going around saying “I’ll never buy GM because they got taxpayer money” when not buying GM is only going to lead to taxpayers losing their investment. I never said buy inferior products from GM- you did. Thats the whole problem with you head in the sand import fanboys- you refuse to acknowledge that you are not sacrificing anything when you buy American in 2009. Maybe 1989 was a different story. Essentially you believe its “American” to buy average products with a Japanese badge just to spite GM and help speed up their liquidation. That isnt American as apple pie, thats insanity.

]]> By: DrFill http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452774 DrFill Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:28:25 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452774 SJ "If you want them to go under and default on the loan keep promoting anti GM propoganda and buying Toyotas" Uh......ok! GM doesn't need any of our help to hasten their demise I think they've always had that matter well orchestrated If someone wants to buy a better car from a better company, I say that's as American as Apple Pie I like GM's lineup I just don't like GM The people have spoken DrFill SJ
“If you want them to go under and default on the loan keep promoting anti GM propoganda and buying Toyotas”

Uh……ok!

GM doesn’t need any of our help to hasten their demise
I think they’ve always had that matter well orchestrated
If someone wants to buy a better car from a better company, I say that’s as American as Apple Pie
I like GM’s lineup
I just don’t like GM
The people have spoken
DrFill

]]> By: fan http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452660 fan Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:29:54 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452660 face the facts, GM is NEVER gonna repay the loans face the facts, GM is NEVER gonna repay the loans

]]> By: sj79 http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452609 sj79 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:00:50 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452609 "I don’t give kaka if Toyota and Honda will be shut down: my taxes don’t pay for them working in the first place." They dont pay for GM either. The money is either borrowed or printed and if it didnt go to GM it was going to a bank or auto lending company. It came from TARP and they money was allocated last fall. GM not getting this money would not have gotten you a refund. If you want them to go under and default on the loan keep promoting anti GM propoganda and buying Toyotas. Makes a lot of sense. You care about your taxpayer dollars so you do everything in your power to help speed up GM's demise so that they will go under and not pay back the money. You're a genius. “I don’t give kaka if Toyota and Honda will be shut down: my taxes don’t pay for them working in the first place.”

They dont pay for GM either. The money is either borrowed or printed and if it didnt go to GM it was going to a bank or auto lending company. It came from TARP and they money was allocated last fall. GM not getting this money would not have gotten you a refund. If you want them to go under and default on the loan keep promoting anti GM propoganda and buying Toyotas. Makes a lot of sense. You care about your taxpayer dollars so you do everything in your power to help speed up GM’s demise so that they will go under and not pay back the money. You’re a genius.

]]> By: injunraiv http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452600 injunraiv Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:42:04 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452600 In my experience, those that are pissed over the 'bailout' loans for GM & Chrysler have no problem with subsidizing the oil companies. Funny how that works... In my experience, those that are pissed over the ‘bailout’ loans for GM & Chrysler have no problem with subsidizing the oil companies. Funny how that works…

]]> By: Z06ified http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452572 Z06ified Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:34:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452572 By the summer? GM will have already filed for Ch.11 Bankruptcy protection long before this summer shut down. This isn't a scare tactic - the UAW will have already been shafted in bankruptcy court before this 9 week shutdown. Then the taxpayers and GM will no longer have to pay Bubba $70/hr. to stay at home with full benefits under his UAW contract. By the summer? GM will have already filed for Ch.11 Bankruptcy protection long before this summer shut down. This isn’t a scare tactic – the UAW will have already been shafted in bankruptcy court before this 9 week shutdown. Then the taxpayers and GM will no longer have to pay Bubba $70/hr. to stay at home with full benefits under his UAW contract.

]]> By: gta89mike http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452562 gta89mike Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:23:22 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452562 Borat - Why should our tax money go to help foreign companies survive? The Japanese tax money is doing that. You guys get so upset that our tax money is going to GM and Chrysler. Every other government is doing the same thing for their auto industry, except their governments aren't spending $10 billion a month in Iraq. WE ARE NEVER GETTING THE MONEY BACK FROM IRAQ, but these are loans that have top priority in a liquidation. Borat – Why should our tax money go to help foreign companies survive? The Japanese tax money is doing that. You guys get so upset that our tax money is going to GM and Chrysler. Every other government is doing the same thing for their auto industry, except their governments aren’t spending $10 billion a month in Iraq. WE ARE NEVER GETTING THE MONEY BACK FROM IRAQ, but these are loans that have top priority in a liquidation.

]]> By: fan http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452557 fan Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:07:09 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452557 thats a nice try of GM to coin the workers into the whole thing... but i doubt it will work out the way GM planned... the workers WILL eventually stand at the plants gates when the 9 weeks are over... pity is... the gates wont open, but the workers will see big "fire sale" and "abandoned" signs all over the place thats a nice try of GM to coin the workers into the whole thing… but i doubt it will work out the way GM planned… the workers WILL eventually stand at the plants gates when the 9 weeks are over… pity is… the gates wont open, but the workers will see big “fire sale” and “abandoned” signs all over the place

]]> By: DrFill http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452544 DrFill Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:15:00 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452544 My advice: Take 2 weeks off Then QUIT! DrFill My advice:
Take 2 weeks off
Then QUIT!
DrFill

]]> By: johnnycanuck http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452538 johnnycanuck Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:15:20 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452538 9 weeks? Are they going to award the Stanley Cup when it's over? 9 weeks? Are they going to award the Stanley Cup when it’s over?

]]> By: Rafa LL http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452537 Rafa LL Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:41:39 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452537 Before divorcing you ask for some time... Before divorcing you ask for some time…

]]> By: Borat http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452530 Borat Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:23:45 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452530 I don't give kaka if Toyota and Honda will be shut down: my taxes don't pay for them working in the first place. I don’t give kaka if Toyota and Honda will be shut down: my taxes don’t pay for them working in the first place.

]]> By: DrFill http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452519 DrFill Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:17:18 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452519 GTA Damn str8! Some companies deserve respect DrFill GTA
Damn str8!
Some companies deserve respect
DrFill

]]> By: RaineMan http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452518 RaineMan Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:16:58 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452518 Didn't you hear... there aren't going to be any 2010 models. There are so many left over from 2009 they can sell them instead. Didn’t you hear… there aren’t going to be any 2010 models. There are so many left over from 2009 they can sell them instead.

]]> By: Ring-Taxi http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452514 Ring-Taxi Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:09:46 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452514 So much for GM having the hottest products evarr. So much for GM having the hottest products evarr.

]]> By: gta89mike http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452508 gta89mike Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:39:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452508 Don't worry, Toyota and Honda will announce the same thing, but it won't be headline breaking news. Just like whenever they have a recall, it ends up being at the back of the sports section. Don’t worry, Toyota and Honda will announce the same thing, but it won’t be headline breaking news. Just like whenever they have a recall, it ends up being at the back of the sports section.

]]> By: JakeK66 http://www.leftlanenews.com/breaking-gm-to-shutter-most-us-plants-for-nine-weeks-this-summer.html#comment-452500 JakeK66 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:07:34 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=17263#comment-452500 Like this is really news.... You had to be completely nuts to think GM wouldn't be shut down for an extended period of time again. Like this is really news…. You had to be completely nuts to think GM wouldn’t be shut down for an extended period of time again.

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