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OK, so there’s this Democratic president who’s really good on spending. Meaning, he does it a lot. Among the most ever, in fact.
For more than 18 months he spent like there was no midterm.
He authorized the government takeover of a car company. When in doubt — or not — get the government involved. Something about saving jobs, union jobs.
But now the government’s getting out by selling stock. And it looks to be making money. Which is an unknown thing in government but in private business usually involves getting back more money than was put it. It’s called a profit. He couldn’t bring himself to say the word. But that’s what it is, a profit for taxpayers.
So do you think that profit will be returned to taxpaying shareholders whose money saved the day?
Here’s how that president put it:
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon. Today, one of the toughest tales of the recession took another big step towards becoming a success story.
General Motors relaunched itself as a public company, cutting the government’s stake in the company by nearly half. What’s more, American taxpayers are now positioned to recover more than my administration invested in GM.
And that’s a very good thing. Last year, we told GM’s management and workers that if they made the tough decisions necessary to make themselves more competitive in the 21st century — decisions requiring real leadership, fresh thinking and also some shared sacrifice –- then we would stand by them.
And because they did, the American auto industry -– an industry that’s been the proud symbol of America’s manufacturing might for a century; an industry that helped to build our middle class -– is once again on the rise.
Our automakers are in the midst of their strongest period of job growth in more than a decade. Since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy, the industry has created more than 75,000 new jobs. For the first time in six years, Ford, GM and Chrysler are all operating at a profit.
In fact, last week, GM announced its best quarter in over 11 years. And most importantly, American workers are back at the assembly line manufacturing the high-quality, fuel-efficient, American-made cars of tomorrow, capable of going toe to toe with any other manufacturer in the world.
Just two years ago, this seemed impossible. In fact, there were plenty of doubters and naysayers who said it couldn’t be done, who were prepared to throw in the towel and read the American auto industry last rites.
Independent estimates suggested, however, that had we taken that step, had we given up, we would have lost more than 1 million jobs across all 50 states. It would have also resulted in economic chaos, devastating communities across the country and costing governments tens of billions of dollars in additional social safety net benefits and lost revenue.
That wasn’t an acceptable option –- to throw up our hands and to quit. That’s not what we do. This is a country of optimistic and determined people who don’t give up when times are tough. We do what’s necessary to move forward.
So these last two years haven’t been easy on anybody. They haven’t been without pain or sacrifice, as the tough restructuring of GM reminds us.
And obviously we’ve still got a long road ahead and a lot of work to do -– to rebuild this economy, to put people back to work, to make America more competitive for the future and to secure the American Dream for our children and our grandchildren.
But we are finally beginning to see some of these tough decisions that we made in the midst of crisis pay off. And I’m absolutely confident that we’re going to keep on making progress. I believe we’re going to get through this tougher and stronger than we were before. Because just as I had faith in the ability of our autoworkers to persevere and succeed, I have faith in the American people’s ability to persevere and succeed. And I have faith that America’s best days and America’s — and American manufacturing’s best days are still ahead of us.
Finally, I just want to embarrass a couple of people. Ron Bloom and Brian Deese are key members of the team that helped to engineer this rescue of GM and Chrysler. So it had not been for these two gentlemen, a whole lot of people might be out of work right now. We are very proud of them and I figured that I’d go ahead — you can see they’re all looking sheepish — point them out to you. So thank you very much, everybody.
(Malcolm is the Top of the Ticket blogger at latimes.com/ticket )
Update (AP): Here’s the clip. The good news? We’ve only lost $4.5 billion on share sales thus far.
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- Daily Intel
We’re Off to Get Groped - The Cut
Reports: Stella McCartney Is in Labor - Vulture
Learn Proper Table Manners From Indiana Jones - Vulture
Upon Head’s Blu-ray Rerelease, Two Monkees Disagree on Its Worth - The Cut
The Spanish Princess Wore a Brown Velvet Suit - Grub Street New York
The Best Turkey Day Advice - The Cut
The Fashion Show Recap: In Which One Man Attempts to Sacrifice Himself So That a More Deserving Candidate Can Enjoy Further Reality-Television Humiliation - Vulture
The Good Wife Recap: The Wire - Daily Intel
Tracking Technology Knows Which Personality You’re Surfing With - Vulture
See CBS’s New, Super-Viral Internet Lineup - Vulture
Brighton Rock Trailer: Something British This Way Comes - Grub Street New York
Sexy Butchers, Female Edition - Vulture
Hear the National’s Peppy New Song, ‘Wake Up Your Saints’ - Vulture
Mark Wahlberg Will Play the Lead in David O. Russell’s Uncharted - Grub Street New York
Meatball Shop Announces Its Williamsburg Address - Daily Intel
’Tis the Season to Pass 9/11 Illness Payout Bill - The Cut
Prada Profits Triple Over Nine Months - The Sports Section
Ahmad Bradshaw Loses His Starting Job — For Now at Least - Vulture
See a Shirtless Jared Leto Fight Ninjas and Seduce Women - Daily Intel
First Arrest Made in Fed’s Insider-Trading Sweep - Grub Street New York
What to Eat at Harney & Sons Soho - The Cut
Models Sue Next for Ripping Them Off - Daily Intel
President Obama Spares Two Turkeys From Annual Ritualistic Genocide - Daily Intel
Was Yesterday’s Military Strike North Korea’s Attempt to Go ‘Back to the Future’? - Vulture
Tim Burton on Twilight and His Own Two Upcoming Vampire Movies
OK, so there’s this Democratic president who’s really good on spending. Meaning, he does it a lot. Among the most ever, in fact.
For more than 18 months he spent like there was no midterm.
He authorized the government takeover of a car company. When in doubt — or not — get the government involved. Something about saving jobs, union jobs.
But now the government’s getting out by selling stock. And it looks to be making money. Which is an unknown thing in government but in private business usually involves getting back more money than was put it. It’s called a profit. He couldn’t bring himself to say the word. But that’s what it is, a profit for taxpayers.
So do you think that profit will be returned to taxpaying shareholders whose money saved the day?
Here’s how that president put it:
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon. Today, one of the toughest tales of the recession took another big step towards becoming a success story.
General Motors relaunched itself as a public company, cutting the government’s stake in the company by nearly half. What’s more, American taxpayers are now positioned to recover more than my administration invested in GM.
And that’s a very good thing. Last year, we told GM’s management and workers that if they made the tough decisions necessary to make themselves more competitive in the 21st century — decisions requiring real leadership, fresh thinking and also some shared sacrifice –- then we would stand by them.
And because they did, the American auto industry -– an industry that’s been the proud symbol of America’s manufacturing might for a century; an industry that helped to build our middle class -– is once again on the rise.
Our automakers are in the midst of their strongest period of job growth in more than a decade. Since GM and Chrysler emerged from bankruptcy, the industry has created more than 75,000 new jobs. For the first time in six years, Ford, GM and Chrysler are all operating at a profit.
In fact, last week, GM announced its best quarter in over 11 years. And most importantly, American workers are back at the assembly line manufacturing the high-quality, fuel-efficient, American-made cars of tomorrow, capable of going toe to toe with any other manufacturer in the world.
Just two years ago, this seemed impossible. In fact, there were plenty of doubters and naysayers who said it couldn’t be done, who were prepared to throw in the towel and read the American auto industry last rites.
Independent estimates suggested, however, that had we taken that step, had we given up, we would have lost more than 1 million jobs across all 50 states. It would have also resulted in economic chaos, devastating communities across the country and costing governments tens of billions of dollars in additional social safety net benefits and lost revenue.
That wasn’t an acceptable option –- to throw up our hands and to quit. That’s not what we do. This is a country of optimistic and determined people who don’t give up when times are tough. We do what’s necessary to move forward.
So these last two years haven’t been easy on anybody. They haven’t been without pain or sacrifice, as the tough restructuring of GM reminds us.
And obviously we’ve still got a long road ahead and a lot of work to do -– to rebuild this economy, to put people back to work, to make America more competitive for the future and to secure the American Dream for our children and our grandchildren.
But we are finally beginning to see some of these tough decisions that we made in the midst of crisis pay off. And I’m absolutely confident that we’re going to keep on making progress. I believe we’re going to get through this tougher and stronger than we were before. Because just as I had faith in the ability of our autoworkers to persevere and succeed, I have faith in the American people’s ability to persevere and succeed. And I have faith that America’s best days and America’s — and American manufacturing’s best days are still ahead of us.
Finally, I just want to embarrass a couple of people. Ron Bloom and Brian Deese are key members of the team that helped to engineer this rescue of GM and Chrysler. So it had not been for these two gentlemen, a whole lot of people might be out of work right now. We are very proud of them and I figured that I’d go ahead — you can see they’re all looking sheepish — point them out to you. So thank you very much, everybody.
(Malcolm is the Top of the Ticket blogger at latimes.com/ticket )
Update (AP): Here’s the clip. The good news? We’ve only lost $4.5 billion on share sales thus far.
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
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Lujiazui Breakfast: <b>News</b> And Views About China Stocks (Nov. 26 <b>...</b>
Investors and traders in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the start of trade today: “MEAGER” IMPACT: Military tension between North and South Korea may have only a “meager” impact on trade between ...
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Although she´s only been separated from hubby Jordan Bratman for three months, Christina Aguilera is head over heels for her new man Matthew Ruther - and she may be in for a while ride! ...
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Lujiazui Breakfast: <b>News</b> And Views About China Stocks (Nov. 26 <b>...</b>
Investors and traders in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the start of trade today: “MEAGER” IMPACT: Military tension between North and South Korea may have only a “meager” impact on trade between ...
Xtina's New Man Is Bad <b>News</b> | PerezHilton.com
Although she´s only been separated from hubby Jordan Bratman for three months, Christina Aguilera is head over heels for her new man Matthew Ruther - and she may be in for a while ride! ...
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