tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post4424378006105639716..comments2024-02-21T14:18:09.212-08:00Comments on R World: From Boom to Bust(ing up big companies)Ron Davisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-53204507483103486382008-12-07T19:35:00.000-08:002008-12-07T19:35:00.000-08:00Emily,I think that one thing the status quo always...Emily,<BR/>I think that one thing the status quo always has going for it is that it requires little effort to maintain. <BR/><BR/>Thomas,<BR/>A financial situation like this has roots back decades. It is true that when it comes to consolidation there has not been much difference between the parties or presidents in the last few decades. <BR/><BR/>Will Hart,<BR/>lots of blame could be construed to mean lots of material for posts. And the revenues from that ought to be enough to get the economy going again.<BR/><BR/>Scott,<BR/>I'll vote for architects, but you guys have to promise to accelerate this trend towards interesting buildings rather than those boxes they "designed" for decades. <BR/>I do think that the politicians have to be glad right now that it is a two party system and that voters think that they have only one of two choices. <BR/><BR/>Anon,<BR/>Have the car companies get money from the banks that just got money to stimulate the economy? Isn't that too obvious?Ron Davisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972794876337195698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-70095774880311412242008-12-05T17:28:00.000-08:002008-12-05T17:28:00.000-08:00Why don't the big three auto companies just go tal...Why don't the big three auto companies just go talk to the big banks that got a 700 billion dollar bail out to do exactly what the big 3 are asking the government to repeat again?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-57175554678708754002008-12-05T09:41:00.000-08:002008-12-05T09:41:00.000-08:00This is your blog and that, of course, means you g...This is your blog and that, of course, means you get to arrange things, but good grief; you put me right next Eliot! (Yes, I noticed.) Is this because I made unsympathetic utterances during his 15 minutes of shame?<BR/><BR/>At any rate, you have provoked me and so I will take the rest of my momentum in a good direction by saying that this issue surprises me in that most people seem to be in favor of letting these companies take their lumps. I suppose that a minority consisting of congress and other people with direct financial interest in Detroit's big three is all that is needed to deliver the money. I also guess that congress' approval ratings and the moral of the governed will drop because of this and that ultimately this bandage will only encourage and enable bad business and possibly foster a more dramatic failure as the 'bandage' insulates the bosses from changes that would otherwise occur. <BR/><BR/>I think the money should go to architects.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-4825695370674245952008-12-05T08:52:00.000-08:002008-12-05T08:52:00.000-08:00This is an interesting issue. It seems that most ...This is an interesting issue. It seems that most people I hear talking about the bail-out of the big three are open to the idea of letting them take their lumps. <BR/><BR/>-Could it be that congressmen and the people employed by these companies constitute a strong enough contingent to deliver the money? If so, I would expect that congress' approval ratings sink further and the moral of the governed sink with it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-63550020198647168942008-12-05T08:46:00.000-08:002008-12-05T08:46:00.000-08:00Good point by Thomas. Damned if there isn't in fac...Good point by Thomas. Damned if there isn't in fact a hell of a lot of blame to go around.Will "take no prisoners" Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02315659209094683602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-47833639096252468242008-12-05T03:21:00.000-08:002008-12-05T03:21:00.000-08:00Jimmy Carter was the last president who even tried...Jimmy Carter was the last president who even <I>tried</I> to enforce the antitrust laws. Corporate consolidation began under Reagan, and accelerated under Clinton.<BR/><BR/>George W is going to get all the blame for this recession, but really it's the result of several decades of bad decisions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32914592.post-10736606129276086392008-12-04T15:10:00.000-08:002008-12-04T15:10:00.000-08:00people are frightened of that kind of change. mo...people are frightened of that kind of change. most people would rather the system they know, no matter how imperfect, over an unknown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com