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Is America facing an economic policy vacuum ahead of Jan. 20? (10 quotes)

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Yes (7 quotes)
70%
No (3 quotes)
30%

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No

No Czars. No turning recessions into Great Depressions by government bureaucrats and politicians determined to “do something... Read the Article

Quoted by brownlu on Nov. 21st, 2008

Is TARP working? (12 quotes)

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Yes, but TARP's effect will take time (3 quotes)
25%
No, the TARP plan is misguided (3 quotes)
25%
TARP's impact is difficult to measure (2 quotes)
17%

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No, the TARP plan is misguided

[TARP] is the second-largest bait-and-switch scheme that history has ever seen, second only to the reasons given to us to vote for the invasion of Iraq. Read the Article

Quoted by brownlu on Nov. 20th, 2008

Why did the auto bailout proposal fail? (7 quotes)

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It didn't; there's still time to help (2 quotes)
29%
The Big 3 have no turnaround plan (2 quotes)
29%
Congress mistrusts the Auto CEOs (1 quotes)
14%

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The Big 3 have no turnaround plan

Until they show us the plan, we cannot show them the money. Read the Article

Quoted by brownlu on Nov. 20th, 2008

Are CEOs the cause of the Auto Industry's woes? (15 quotes)

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Bad mgmt has crippled US automakers (7 quotes)
47%
The credit crisis is to blame (6 quotes)
40%

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Bad mgmt has crippled US automakers

You're asking an awful lot, and I suspect…this [$25 billion] is not the end of it. I would like to tell you that this is going to happen in the next couple of days. I don't think it is... Read the Article

Quoted by brownlu on Nov. 19th, 2008

Why is Mitt Romney getting involved in the bailout debate? (7 quotes)

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He envisions a 2012 presidential run (3 quotes)
43%

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General Comments

The American auto industry is vital to our national interest as an employer and as a hub for manufacturing. A managed bankruptcy may be the only path to the fundamental restructuring the industry needs. It would permit the companies to shed excess labor, pension and real estate costs. Read the Article

Quoted by brownlu on Nov. 19th, 2008

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