Archive for the 'Massive Bailout Madness' Category

Shocker: Chrysler Won’t Repay Bailout Money

There goes that cash… straight down the money pit.
But, hey, what’s $7 Billion among friends. Especially nowadays:
Chrysler LLC will not repay U.S. taxpayers more than $7 billion in bailout money it received earlier this year and as part of its bankruptcy filing.
This revelation was buried within Chrysler’s bankruptcy filings last week and confirmed by the [...]

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Chrysler Expected to Fail Despite Bailout

Well, there’s absolutely no way anybody could have ever seen this coming. There was no way to ever predict anything like this. No posible way to figure out that the massive bailout madness would backfire and leave the tax payers holding the tab. Who would’ve thought that the brilliant thinking behind all of this could [...]

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Video Confirms What Should Be Obvious

Its from CATO (h/t Malkin):

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Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Bank of America Gives in to Squatters

In an incredibly stupid move the Bank of America has given in to protesters who were demanding money from them despite the fact they have no legitimate reason to do so.
The absurd decision to surrender to the Republic windows and doors employees comes shortly after the workers decided to occupy their old factory. The workers [...]

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Not So Shocking News: 53% of Rescued Borrowers Default Anyway

Proving that incompetent and irresponsible people will be incompetent and irresponsible no matter how many breaks you give them or how much taxpayer money you throw at them, U.S. Comptroller John Dugan revealed yesterday that 53% of borrowers with loans modified in the first three months of 2008 and 51% of those with loans modified [...]

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

AP Cites Workers ‘Occupying’ Factory as a ‘Rallying Point’

In an article heroically chronicling the efforts of 200 union workers “occupying” their old window and door factory the Associated Press made sure to emphasize how the squatters have given the nation’s grim economy a “rallying point.”
Here is how they introduced the story (emphasis added):
The nation’s grim economy now has a rallying point: Employees at [...]

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Paulson to Lend Money to Anybody Who Wants it

Gosh, doesn’t this sound familiar?
The government stepping in to let just about anybody borrow money regardless of their circumstances.
In fact, I’m relatively sure this is exactly what caused the problem in the first place. Ummm, yea, actually I’m completely positive of that.
Hmm lets think back to the first presidential debate when Obama claimed that deregulation [...]

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Forbes: Bailout Costs 5 Trillion… So Far

Yup… you read that right. 5 TRILLION dollars.

So far…

I recommend taking the time to go through and read every last detail in this article because there are little spending gems hidden throughout. Gems that you, most likely, wouldn’t hear about otherwise.
But the best part of this has to be the results… or, more accurately, the [...]

Thursday, November 13th, 2008