Comments on: An Idea for Saving the Car Companies http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/11/an-idea-for-saving-the-car-companies.html a site about everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:29:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Dresser http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/11/an-idea-for-saving-the-car-companies.html/comment-page-1#comment-286066 Mike Dresser Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:58:33 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=14928#comment-286066 <i>except in cases involving unforseeable reversals in bedrock economic assumptions held by people who own very large boats</i> This is why I love c'flock...a constant reaffirmation of sanity. except in cases involving unforseeable reversals in bedrock economic assumptions held by people who own very large boats

This is why I love c’flock…a constant reaffirmation of sanity.

]]> By: Daryl Scroggins http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/11/an-idea-for-saving-the-car-companies.html/comment-page-1#comment-286061 Daryl Scroggins Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:44:05 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=14928#comment-286061 Oh yeah--I'm thinking the big three can get together, agree to build a piece of shit car (golf cart with a PT Cruiser body and proprietary batteries that have to be replaced every three months), build it for $4,000 per unit <i>but still collect the whole $15,000 voucher</i>--and that alone will restore confidence in the power of the free market (some restrictions apply) to solve its own problems if government will just fuck off (except in cases involving unforseeable reversals in bedrock economic assumptions held by people who own very large boats). Oh yeah–I’m thinking the big three can get together, agree to build a piece of shit car (golf cart with a PT Cruiser body and proprietary batteries that have to be replaced every three months), build it for $4,000 per unit but still collect the whole $15,000 voucher–and that alone will restore confidence in the power of the free market (some restrictions apply) to solve its own problems if government will just fuck off (except in cases involving unforseeable reversals in bedrock economic assumptions held by people who own very large boats).

]]> By: Mark the mechanic http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/11/an-idea-for-saving-the-car-companies.html/comment-page-1#comment-285945 Mark the mechanic Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:59:12 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=14928#comment-285945 I like the Car Czar Idea. As long as Lee Iaccoca is willing to come out of retirement and force one of the big three to build a hybrid K car Carol Shelby signature edition. That will get this country going again! I like the Car Czar Idea. As long as Lee Iaccoca is willing to come out of retirement and force one of the big three to build a hybrid K car Carol Shelby signature edition. That will get this country going again!

]]> By: Cooper Renner http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/11/an-idea-for-saving-the-car-companies.html/comment-page-1#comment-284925 Cooper Renner Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:14:34 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=14928#comment-284925 I'm with Daryl. I’m with Daryl.

]]> By: Daryl Scroggins http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/11/an-idea-for-saving-the-car-companies.html/comment-page-1#comment-284907 Daryl Scroggins Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:06:15 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=14928#comment-284907 Dear W. B.: The same people who speculated with capital in the way that produced the present problems. There's less available to risk at the moment, but they smell government money and will head for it. The "futures" voucher will secure the risk. I'm not serious about the details of such a plan, but it seems that we need to start thinking about ways to make the trillions we are going to spend to avert collapse actually result in multiple problems being addressed simultaneously. Dear W. B.: The same people who speculated with capital in the way that produced the present problems. There’s less available to risk at the moment, but they smell government money and will head for it. The “futures” voucher will secure the risk.

I’m not serious about the details of such a plan, but it seems that we need to start thinking about ways to make the trillions we are going to spend to avert collapse actually result in multiple problems being addressed simultaneously.

]]> By: Warren Buffet http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/11/an-idea-for-saving-the-car-companies.html/comment-page-1#comment-284793 Warren Buffet Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:26:43 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=14928#comment-284793 Dear Daryl, If every household gets a voucher for a free electric car, who will pay to produce the car? A ready market for free stuff already exists, and it doesn't produce anything particularly useful. Yours Lovingly, Warren Dear Daryl,

If every household gets a voucher for a free electric car, who will pay to produce the car? A ready market for free stuff already exists, and it doesn’t produce anything particularly useful.

Yours Lovingly,
Warren

]]> By: Daryl Scroggins http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/11/an-idea-for-saving-the-car-companies.html/comment-page-1#comment-284667 Daryl Scroggins Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:23:19 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=14928#comment-284667 What money? Whereditgo? Maybe we'll find it at the soup kitchen. What money? Whereditgo? Maybe we’ll find it at the soup kitchen.

]]> By: Jonathan McNicol http://www.clusterflock.org/2008/11/an-idea-for-saving-the-car-companies.html/comment-page-1#comment-284662 Jonathan McNicol Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:16:33 +0000 http://www.clusterflock.org/?p=14928#comment-284662 Or: Let them die, and we can all take our money and buy good cars with it. Or: Let them die, and we can all take our money and buy good cars with it.

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