[Peace-discuss] Auto bailout - gas guzzlers guzzling more than gas?

[Ricky Baldwin]

Oh.  Last I heard it wasn't clear whether it would come out of the $700 billion or not ..

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aBlCucXR33Jw


... but maybe that's not the latest. 

Ricky


"Only those who do nothing make no mistakes." - Peter Kropotkin




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From: Karen Medina <kmedina at illinois.edu>
To: peace discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2008 2:05:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Peace-discuss] Auto bailout - gas guzzlers guzzling more than gas?

I agree Ricky. 

I think the proposal is that the money will come from the $700 billion bailout -- 
that it be diverted from the bank bailout. 

>   what's in it for (poor and) working class folks? 

>   want shares (VOTING shares) in exchange for our
>   money 

>   bring back the electric car, hybrids, or something,
>   and make them affordable - AND instead of *fighting*
>   public transportation, we want you to -er-
>   'diversify,' and *invest* in public transportation

>   SMF (SOCIAL Monetary Fund) restructuring, i.e.
>   put people to work, don't kick them out - even WPA
>   or CCC-style...  I like that kind of "partnership" a
>   lot better than the kind we've been having. 

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