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    • Wed Nov 12th 13:43 PM
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      Treasury Continues to Harpoon the Real Economy
      What do you suggest? Legislation to FORCE consumers to buy a car or truck they don't want? You're saying this is just a perception problem? Then GM is not doing a good job marketing.

      Live by the free market, die by the free market.


      On Nov 12 11:26 AM Repper wrote:

      > This IS an ignorant rant. You may know i LITTLE about finance, but
      > you obviously know nothing about the auto industry.
      > I'm SO sick of people blasting the products produced by the US automakers.
      > The OBJECTIVE TRUTH is that they are building world class quality
      > cars and trucks with world class fuel efficiency. Compare styling
      > and they blow Toyota away. GM’s products are the benchmark in many
      > segments. Look at the data! And [really] look at the cars!
      > The problem is the perception that keeps getting perpetuated that
      > they don't build good cars and trucks. Many won't even look at them
      > because of this ridiculous, pervasive misconception.
      > Yes, they had problems in the 70’s, 80's and early 90's. They got
      > very complacent, and their products suffered. The companies have
      > changed drastically since then, they HAVE BEEN doing the right things,
      > but since so many consumers have written them off for past sins,
      > they are having trouble getting some people to even look at domestic
      > vehicles. Now with this perfect storm of the economy, and their legacy
      > costs they are obviously hurting.
      > Letting them fail would truly send the economy into deep depression.
      > Apparently most don't realize how much this manufacturing base effects
      > every part of our economy. Yes, it hurts to say we're gonna "bail
      > them out", but all they need is affordable loans to continue on the
      > RIGHT path of building great vehicles and getting ahead of the competition
      > with alternative fuel technologies. The American public would do
      > the most for their economy if they would just CONSIDER buying American.
      > It would help 'themselves' as well because the government can make
      > a good deal of money from these loans (see the Chrysler "bailout"
      > of the early 80s).
      > Before blindly bashing, please give a real look at the products that
      > are being produced today and educate yourself with the facts. Try
      > visiting gmfactsandfiction.com/.../ . Yes, it is compiled
      > by GM, but all the facts included are from third-party sources to
      > which links are provided. Dispel your misinformed misconceptions
      > about GM and the other domestic auto makers.
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    • Fri Oct 17th 17:40 PM
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      Don't Blame Declining Lending Standards for Subprime Mess
      Socialism cannot compete!,

      I don't really buy that this was the Democrats who pulled this off. I think it was pretty much a group effort by everyone: borrowers, lenders, mortage brokers, investment banks, regulators -- everyone fell down.

      In my humble opinion, the assertion that anyone was "strong-armed&quo... into subprime lending is absurd and delusional. The subprime lending was driven by greed, not coerced.

      The fact is that the whole system went crazy with greed. Everyone involved, including borrowers, was deluded by mass hysteria. Nobody wanted to be the chump not making money.

      While I'm opposed to any but the most carefuly crafted and conservative bailouts, I think trying to pin this mess on any one group is useless and counter-productive.
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    • Wed Oct 15th 19:51 PM
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      Bank Safety: The Hidden America That's Not in Crisis
      It's not just small towns. There are well-run banks everywhere. A relation of mine owns a small bank in Los Angeles -- one of the epicenters of the real-estate bubble. But they are flush with cash because they are conservative, didn't even consider any exotic securities, loaned smartly and kept high cash reserves. They run their bank the old-fashioned way and now they've got their pick of borrowers.
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    • Mon Jul 7th 00:31 AM
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      Alternative Energy for Investors: High Volatility, Great Promise
      In such a nascent and volatile market I wonder if ETF's or funds will really be an effective way to capture the opportunity in the sector. Wouldn't the outsized returns of a few stars be completely killed by the failure of hundreds of start-ups?

      Also, I agree with the thought that the industry probably won't really see great returns until they get gov't subsidies or some radical innovations occur. But the way things are going, our government may HAVE to subsidize these sources of energy production.
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    • Tue Jul 1st 11:57 AM
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      What's Wrong with Today's Value Investing?
      I always thought value investing also included a thorough analysis of company fundamentals, management, etc. I don't think a simple quant. filter is really value investing, is it?
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