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    What about car manufacturers?

    For years now I've been hearing that GM is on the brink of bankruptcy, they were borrowing left right and centre just to stay 'liquid'... is it only a matter of time before another giant hits the buffers?

    Call me morbid but I find all this quite amusing, can I bet on this somewhere?
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    I heard the same about Chrsyler (and Ford) I wonder if Paddy Power would start a book like they have for Airlines?

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      #3
      Yeah read all about it 'Consumerism is dead' dint you know?

      Watching the news about the $700 billion falling through. I hope it does.

      I would imagine in the years to come many us freelancers will be plenty rich as everyone everything will be of plenty cheapness.
      "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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        #4
        The clientcarco up here is going great guns.....

        Taken on loads of permies on the line recently......

        I'm very confident of an extension (if I want it).....




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          #5
          GM is a special case. They haven't made any money out of selling cars for years. They were making their money out of the interest they charged on the loans that they gave their customers in order to buy the cars. Then they just said "well, what the heck?" and started the GM mortgages business. (then the B&B promised to buy those mortages, hence they're circling the plughole too).

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            #6
            Auto makers jump onto the taxpayer gravy train:

            http://www.cnbc.com/id/26915639

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              #7
              Gm

              For years now I've been hearing that GM is on the brink of bankruptcy, they were borrowing left right and centre just to stay 'liquid'... is it only a matter of time before another giant hits the buffers?
              very true...

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                #8
                Now the governments are nationalising the banks, surely the smart money will pile into these institutions as it's as safe as houses. Maybe GM aren't that smart though.

                Governments aren't going to let their economies collapse are they, no fun being in charge of a tulip hole is it. All they'll do is offset bad debts against tax, which the public have no choice but to pay.

                On the plus side, this could be the double whammy (GM collapse along with rising fuel prices) that means Vauxhall's lovely VXR8 comes down to 10k sooner than later, at which point I'm getting one.
                Last edited by PAH; 28 September 2008, 09:28.
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