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Bush as a Great Man – The New Meme

by cactus Bush as a Great Man – The New Meme Let’s say, hypothetically, GW had had a cause these past eight years: reducing auto accident fatalities. Let’s say he…

Smaller banks still making loans

…of borrowing by small businesses, despite the credit crisis that has slowed other lending such as consumer auto loans and mortgages. Among the 18 publicly traded banks in Massachusetts that…

Back at you on GM argument

…its operations. When it (and the rest of the US auto industry) were producing world beating vehicles back before the world was cursed with knowledge of the Bee Gees, it…

Big Three

…In cost accounting class I often used the Big 3 as examples of bad business models and disastrous labor contracts. All this in communities with huge auto assembly and parts…

Healthcare – the American System at its Finest

…me, so to speak, now. Instead, he hustled us into a big room with assorted machines. We (my wife and I) each spent six minutes lying on this auto-massager, and…

Industrial production in recession-recoveries

…in perspective. The recent parts strike in the auto industry impacted industrial production in recent months — reducing output over the last couple of months and boosting output this month….

Running on air

The NYT reports: IN the push to free the auto industry from its dependence on oil, all kinds of alternatives are being tried. Consider now the refreshing concept of cars…

Employment Report

…moderate. Meanwhile, auto sales fell from 15.1 Million to 14.4 million last month, one of the largest drops in recent years. Moreover, unlike the large monthly drops of a few…