Comments on: The Smell of Corporate Welfare http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:17:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Semanticleo http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/#comment-20513 Semanticleo Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:01:53 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1282#comment-20513 So, Mike, I assume you are now supporting universal healthcare provided by the government for the millions of UNINSURED individuals and not just for corporations? So, Mike, I assume you are now supporting universal healthcare
provided by the government for the millions of UNINSURED individuals
and not just for corporations?

]]> By: Mike http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/#comment-20512 Mike Wed, 25 Jan 2006 23:01:13 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1282#comment-20512 If government leaders sense that our tax dollars will keep major businesses going, then they will give them our tax dollars. Witness the billions in corporate welfare the Clinton administration gave to Enron when everyone thought that Enron was the fastest-growing, most successful company in American history. It would be a far greater disaster for a legacy company like Ford to fold up completely, thus wiping out pensions, health benefits, retirement savings, and investment nest eggs for hundreds of thousands, rather than for them to accept money from the government. If government leaders sense that our tax dollars will keep major businesses going, then they will give them our tax dollars. Witness the billions in corporate welfare the Clinton administration gave to Enron when everyone thought that Enron was the fastest-growing, most successful company in American history.

It would be a far greater disaster for a legacy company like Ford to fold up completely, thus wiping out pensions, health benefits, retirement savings, and investment nest eggs for hundreds of thousands, rather than for them to accept money from the government.

]]> By: Frank_D http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/#comment-20511 Frank_D Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:01:45 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1282#comment-20511 Can you really make laws that hurt the biggest manufacturers in the country? I think not. Can you really make laws that hurt the biggest manufacturers in the country? I think not.

]]> By: Dugger http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/#comment-20510 Dugger Wed, 25 Jan 2006 15:01:12 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1282#comment-20510 Quickie, I referred to the Chrysler bail out (the last and only auto bail out). You inserted artifical 'last decade'. If you look it up, the Chrysler bail out was by a Democratic congress with a Democratic president. There actually was history back then, you know. Dugger, Cut-rate pallindrome 2: Madam, I'm Eve Quickie,

I referred to the Chrysler bail out (the last and only auto bail out). You inserted artifical ‘last decade’. If you look it up, the Chrysler bail out was by a Democratic congress with a Democratic president. There actually was history back then, you know.

Dugger, Cut-rate pallindrome 2: Madam, I’m Eve

]]> By: qkslvr_wolf http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/#comment-20509 qkslvr_wolf Wed, 25 Jan 2006 13:01:35 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1282#comment-20509 How exactly have dems been the one to bail anyone out within the last decade? Not that I'm arguing that the dem aren't just as ridiculously in the pocket of corporations, by and large they are, but the dems haven't been able to do anything on their own since '94. Anything they claim at least gets a "bipartisan" stamp on it, since the dems haven't been in control of congress. How exactly have dems been the one to bail anyone out within the last decade? Not that I’m arguing that the dem aren’t just as ridiculously in the pocket of corporations, by and large they are, but the dems haven’t been able to do anything on their own since ‘94. Anything they claim at least gets a “bipartisan” stamp on it, since the dems haven’t been in control of congress.

]]> By: Dugger http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/#comment-20508 Dugger Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:01:47 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1282#comment-20508 So-called corporate welfare is done by both sides of the aisle and its one of those issues that Congress is extremely hypocritical about: "Your state doesn't need it. Its essential for jobs in my state." I suspect Ford is in the process of surviving, witness GMs sickness. Lets not forget, since OW threw in the political angle, that Dems bailed out Chrysler earlier (note my first point). Dugger, Home of cut-rate semi-pallindomes: A man, a plan, a canal, Suez." So-called corporate welfare is done by both sides of the aisle and its one of those issues that Congress is extremely hypocritical about: “Your state doesn’t need it. Its essential for jobs in my state.” I suspect Ford is in the process of surviving, witness GMs sickness. Lets not forget, since OW threw in the political angle, that Dems bailed out Chrysler earlier (note my first point).

Dugger, Home of cut-rate semi-pallindomes: A man, a plan, a canal, Suez.”

]]> By: Oliver Willis http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/#comment-20507 Oliver Willis Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:01:50 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1282#comment-20507 Absolutely, anyone who voted for this was making a bad, anti-American vote. Absolutely, anyone who voted for this was making a bad, anti-American vote.

]]> By: VRWC drone http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/#comment-20506 VRWC drone Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:01:10 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1282#comment-20506 Holy crap, we're in agreement. I gotta go make a note of this. Holy crap, we’re in agreement. I gotta go make a note of this.

]]> By: VRWC drone http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/#comment-20505 VRWC drone Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:01:12 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1282#comment-20505 Sounds like stupid legislation to me. I noted from the link that 73 Democrats voted "Yea" on this thing. I assume that condemnation for these fellow big-business suckups will be forthcoming? Sounds like stupid legislation to me.

I noted from the link that 73 Democrats voted “Yea” on this thing. I assume that condemnation for these fellow big-business suckups will be forthcoming?

]]> By: Semanticleo http://www.oliverwillis.com/2006/01/25/the-smell-of-corporate-welfare/#comment-20504 Semanticleo Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:01:07 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=1282#comment-20504 Well, I mean if you can't juggle the books what's the point of being in business? You have to remember that a back door need be left open for bookkeeping creativity after Sarbanes/Oxley. A lesson had to be learned from Enron, and this was it. Well, I mean if you can’t juggle the books what’s the point of being in
business?

You have to remember that a back door need be left open for
bookkeeping creativity after Sarbanes/Oxley. A lesson had to be
learned from Enron, and this was it.

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