Double standards

[funeralcrasher]

Citigroup grovels and begs, then receives $20,000,000,000 from taxpayers. No congressional hearings, no CEO frog march to Washington, little to no oversight, and virtually no Republican outrage.

Yep, free market capitalism at it's best.

And it's just the tip of the $700 billion dollar iceberg for the banking industry.

Comments

[pkbarbiedoll.livejournal.com]

If I were in the market for a new car - absolutely. I need a larger truck for my business and to the best of my knowledge, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Audi don't make one.

I'm not pleased with the big 3 - few people are. But they are an important part of our economy and they have an opportunity to change and become innovators again. I believe they will do this with union workers - but I also believe UAW needs to sit down at the table and be willing to make some amends. That doesn't mean they should accept union-busting conservative columnists cries to work for toyota wages & benefits, but there is room for bargaining. A

[johnbutler.livejournal.com]

What, you don't like the Mercedes Sprinter? Sold here in the US as a Dodge or a Freightliner. Available as a full van you can stand up inside, or as a chassis cab. 3 liter diesel, relatively efficient for its class.

[pkbarbiedoll.livejournal.com]

that is about half the engine of what is needed to pull larger equipment.. at least the domestic manufacturers know how to build tough, reliable and heavy duty trucks. the rest will come with time.

[johnbutler.livejournal.com]

Well if you want to splurge, there's always the Unimog...