[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-15 Thread Nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > Nelson wrote: > > I had a '67 that was one of the best... > > > Point/Counterpoint--Retro Cars: > http://www.carlustblog.com/ > Nice site, thanks. There weren't any cars made for three years during the war and, I remember t

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-15 Thread Richard J. Williams
Nelson wrote: > I had a '67 that was one of the best... > Point/Counterpoint--Retro Cars: http://www.carlustblog.com/

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-14 Thread Bhairitu
shempmcgurk wrote: > Capitalism is a very common sense thing, so you are quite right. > > Perhaps you would feel more comfortable with the term "free-marketer" > (quite frankly, I don't know what the difference between > a "capitalist" and a "free marketer" would be). > I thought that Raunchy

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-14 Thread Bhairitu
raunchydog wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > wrote: > >> (quite frankly, I don't know what the difference between >> a "capitalist" and a "free marketer" would be). >> > > A free market is the playing field where the capitalist has a chance > to get rich and i

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-14 Thread Nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "raunchydog" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > wrote: > > > > (quite frankly, I don't know what the difference between > > a "capitalist" and a "free marketer" would be). > > A free market is the playing field where the capita

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" wrote: > > (quite frankly, I don't know what the difference between > a "capitalist" and a "free marketer" would be). A free market is the playing field where the capitalist has a chance to get rich and it thrives if the capitalist is unregulat

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > shempmcgurk wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > >> I've been watching with amusement this circus being played out in > >> Congress. It was preceded by the Great Wall Street Bailout > >> > > Ci

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread I am the eternal
On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 4:40 PM, John wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > IMO, what's wrong with paying all our debts off? Why can't we run > our economy like our own personal financial status? > Dude, read the newspapers. It's called a credit crisis. I might be

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread John
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > authfriend wrote: > > The taxpayers can't afford the consequences of them > > collapsing. We can certainly afford to keep them going > > until the next administration and Congress can figure > > out a longer-term solution. > > > So where

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread Bhairitu
authfriend wrote: > The taxpayers can't afford the consequences of them > collapsing. We can certainly afford to keep them going > until the next administration and Congress can figure > out a longer-term solution. > So where are the taxpayers going to get the money for the additional tax bill?

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > authfriend wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > > > >> It is not the job of the American taxpayer to > >> bail out badly run businesses period! Badly > >> run business should fail and go away.

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread Bhairitu
shempmcgurk wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > >> I've been watching with amusement this circus being played out in >> Congress. It was preceded by the Great Wall Street Bailout >> > Circus. > >> Both I was opposed to. It is not the job of the Americ

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread raunchydog
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > It is not the job of the American taxpayer to > > bail out badly run businesses period! Badly > > run business should fail and go away. > > It amazes me that some peop

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread Patrick Gillam
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > It is not the job of th

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > > > > It is not the job of the American taxpayer to > > > bail out badly run businesses period! Bad

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > I've been watching with amusement this circus being played out in > Congress. It was preceded by the Great Wall Street Bailout Circus. > Both I was opposed to. It is not the job of the American taxpayer to > bail out badly run busi

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread shempmcgurk
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > > > It is not the job of the American taxpayer to > > bail out badly run businesses period! Badly > > run business should fail and go away. > > It amazes me that some peop

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread Bhairitu
authfriend wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > > >> It is not the job of the American taxpayer to >> bail out badly run businesses period! Badly >> run business should fail and go away. >> > > It amazes me that some people think the proposed > Big Three

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-13 Thread authfriend
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Bhairitu wrote: > > It is not the job of the American taxpayer to > bail out badly run businesses period! Badly > run business should fail and go away. It amazes me that some people think the proposed Big Three bailout would be purely for the benefit of th

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-12 Thread Nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "mainstream20016" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > > wrote: > > > > > > Bhairitu wrote: > > > > I only bought a small SUV because it was more > > > > styli

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-12 Thread mainstream20016
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Nelson" wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" > wrote: > > > > Bhairitu wrote: > > > I only bought a small SUV because it was more > > > stylish than a station wagon and could still > > > haul my drums. > > > > > So you DO

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-12 Thread Nelson
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Richard J. Williams" wrote: > > Bhairitu wrote: > > I only bought a small SUV because it was more > > stylish than a station wagon and could still > > haul my drums. > > > So you DO buy products because they are stylish - > I thought so, but an SUV is a sta

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-12 Thread Richard J. Williams
Bhairitu wrote: > I only bought a small SUV because it was more > stylish than a station wagon and could still > haul my drums. > So you DO buy products because they are stylish - I thought so, but an SUV is a station wagon. > You're kind of an odd "rightie" when your > Rethuglican buddies are

Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-12 Thread Bhairitu
Why the hell would I want a Toyota Tundra? I don't need a friggin' truck! I only bought a small SUV because it was more stylish than a station wagon and could still haul my drums. Subaru's are superbly engineered. They use Porsche designed engines. Ever drive one? And if I were to replace

[FairfieldLife] Re: The Great Auto Bailout Circus

2008-12-12 Thread Richard J. Williams
Bhairitu wrote: > I read auto reviews. > So, what reviews do you read - you didn't cite any. If you replaced your Subaru with a Tahoe Hybrid, you'd probably save more gasoline than if you traded for a Toyota Tundra. "News flash to automakers in Japan and Germany: The eagle has landed. Again."