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Life and times in the world of metalcasting, and in the rest of the world, too.
December 2008 - Posts
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Tomorrow we get a fresh start, or at least a large-scale reminder of the fresh start that presents itself every day. The economic problems facing the U.S. and the world — credit shortages, weak industrial and consumer demand, and so many more — are significant. Read More...
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All the news reports characterize the President’s decision late last week as a rescue plan, a “lifeline” to the auto industry, but it’s really a bailout for the United Autoworkers union. The $17 billion is meant to keep GM and Chrysler viable until the Read More...
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Anyone who cares to scan my inbox will find several dozen “holiday” greetings from companies and agencies that regularly correspond with me. This is the 2008 evocation of what used be reams of cards, or (now going back several years) complimentary gifts Read More...
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Wouldn't it have been just as easy, or relevant, for Time to post a photo essay of one of GM's (or Ford's or Chrysler's) present-day manufacturing plants as it was to post this series . Now, I'm a little bit off message here, because I think these photos Read More...
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So, the “ inevitable ” automotive industry “bailout” isn’t going to happen quite so quickly , giving me a little bit more time to wonder: Do the leaders of Chrysler, Ford, and GM really want a bailout? It’s a question that ought to be considered before Read More...
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To my mind, this column in today's Wall Street Journal is the most comprehensive analysis of the federal bailout being mounted for GM and Chrysler. … To become "viable," as Congress chooses crazily to understand the term, the Big Three are setting out Read More...
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It’s way too soon to comment on the evolving bailout of the Big Three automakers, but it’s right to hope it will work. Those of us who oppose, on principle, such a vast rescue don’t want any of these companies to fail, but rather think it would be far Read More...
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