Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-27 Thread Nicholas Geti
that the payments came from earnings. But not so. - Original Message - From: Michael Madigan mmadi10...@yahoo.com To: ProFox Email List profox@leafe.com Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 3:17 AM Subject: RE: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans All the former stockholders and bond holders and some dealers

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2010-04-27 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
which implies that the payments came from earnings. But not so. - Original Message - From: Michael Madiganmmadi10...@yahoo.com To: ProFox Email Listprofox@leafe.com Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 3:17 AM Subject: RE: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans All the former stockholders and bond

RE: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-26 Thread Michael Madigan
All the former stockholders and bond holders and some dealers got screwed. Who didn't get screwed? Why the United Autoworkers, that's who. --- On Sat, 4/24/10, Carl Lindner c...@bdos.com wrote: From: Carl Lindner c...@bdos.com Subject: RE: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans To: 'ProFox Email List

RE: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-25 Thread geoff
[mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Publius Maximus Sent: Sunday, 25 April 2010 10:16 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans I wish good things for the new GM; only good things.  America need an industrial base, which can be provided by a strong auto industry

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-25 Thread Publius Maximus
Of Publius Maximus Sent: Sunday, 25 April 2010 10:16 AM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans I wish good things for the new GM; only good things.  America need an industrial base, which can be provided by a strong auto industry. If we really wanted an industrial base, we'd do

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-25 Thread Pete Theisen
Publius Maximus wrote: Geoffardo: On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 4:22 AM, geoff data...@adam.com.au wrote: Yet another reason to thank God that minimus has no impact on policy. Erecting trade barriers Who said I wanted to erect a trade barrier? Indeed, under the system we had from 1789-the mid

[OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Carl Lindner
I was quite surprised with the GM turnaround - they had a lot of debt. The following is from a Corvette mailing list... On 4/24/2010 12:02 PM, Mike M. wrote: So what happened to the old GM? Is it something we don't talk about? a Mulligan? a Gimmie? - The reply by David K... was

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Publius Maximus
It repaid the government loans with... government money. IOW, it's a joke. - Publius On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Carl Lindner c...@bdos.com wrote: I was quite surprised with the GM turnaround - they had a lot of debt.  The following is from a Corvette mailing list... On 4/24/2010 12:02

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
so basically a shell game, similar to what the banks are doing when they park their assets off the balance sheets until after they report and then move them back onto the balance sheet after reporting. Don't know about you, but I consider that fraud. On 4/24/2010 1:14 PM, Carl Lindner wrote:

RE: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Carl Lindner
: Saturday, April 24, 2010 2:19 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans It repaid the government loans with... government money. IOW, it's a joke. - Publius On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Carl Lindner c...@bdos.com wrote: I was quite surprised with the GM

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Michael Oke, II
Care to elaborate on how they did that? ::michael On 4/24/10, Publius Maximus publius.b.maxi...@gmail.com wrote: It repaid the government loans with... government money. IOW, it's a joke. - Publius On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Carl Lindner c...@bdos.com wrote: I was quite surprised

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Publius Maximus
On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 3:02 PM, Michael Oke, II oke...@gmail.com wrote: Care to elaborate on how they did that? http://bit.ly/bfmInX - - - General Motors announced this week that it repaid its multibillion-dollar taxpayer-backed TARP loans. GM even bragged that it was able to “repay the

RE: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Carl Lindner
a shell game, but cannot be! The government deemed it ok. QED! Carl -Original Message- From: profox-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Virgil Bierschwale Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 2:20 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Virgil Bierschwale Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 2:20 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans so basically a shell game, similar to what the banks are doing when they park their assets off the balance sheets until after they report

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Virgil Bierschwale Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2010 2:20 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans so basically a shell game, similar to what the banks are doing when they park their assets off the balance sheets until after they report

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
The stockholders got screwed in the GM bankruptcy, (eg chapter 11, reorganization). The stockholders were essentially wiped out. The GM labor union probably came out better than anyone else, as the GM pension liability was exchanged for stock in the new GM. Essentially all other debt of the

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Publius Maximus
I wish good things for the new GM; only good things.  America need an industrial base, which can be provided by a strong auto industry. If we really wanted an industrial base, we'd do away with the income tax altogether, re-institute the ad-valorum tariff revenue system, applicable to all

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
I too see this happening, but I am not familiar with the bastiat name. please update me. Thanks, Virgil http://www.KeepAmericaAtWork.com On 4/24/2010 7:46 PM, Publius Maximus wrote: I wish good things for the new GM; only good things. America need an industrial base, which can be provided

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Publius Maximus
On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Virgil Bierschwale vbier...@ktc.com wrote: I too see this happening, but I am not familiar with the bastiat name. please update me. http://tinyurl.com/36brt8c ;-) - Publius Thanks, Virgil http://www.KeepAmericaAtWork.com On 4/24/2010 7:46 PM, Publius

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Virgil Bierschwale
yeah, I saw that.. just wasn't sure it was the correct person... Will read more. Thanks, Virgil On 4/24/2010 7:54 PM, Publius Maximus wrote: On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Virgil Bierschwalevbier...@ktc.com wrote: I too see this happening, but I am not familiar with the bastiat

Re: [OT] GM Repays Govt Loans

2010-04-24 Thread Leland F. Jackson, CPA
On 04/24/2010 07:46 PM, Publius Maximus wrote: I wish good things for the new GM; only good things. America need an industrial base, which can be provided by a strong auto industry. If we really wanted an industrial base, we'd do away with the income tax altogether, re-institute the