Posts Tagged ‘us taxpayer’
What’s Ken Lewis Whining About?
Saturday, February 21, 2009 13:50 6 CommentsAmid growing rumors of bank nationalization, which the WSJ and Dow Jones attribute to ChartingStocks.net, the great wealth destroying CEO of Bank of America felt obliged to give an emergency interview yesterday to play down talks of government takeover.
“When you talk about nationalization of Bank of America, it becomes absurd. What it appears to [...]
GM: Needs $30 Billion from US Citizens; Plans to Fire 47,000 of Those Citizens
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 17:46 No CommentsGM’s proposal to restructure the company includes $30 billion from the US taxpayer while firing another 47,000 of those same taxpayers.
General Motors submitted the plan to the Treasury today to explain how the Detroit automaker will become viable and repay its loans. It says GM will try to borrow up to $16.6 billion more from [...]
The Bank Swindle: Putting it in Perspective
Saturday, February 14, 2009 19:23 2 CommentsThe US government has given Citigroup $45 billion in direct cash injections while guaranteeing another $291 billion of the banks toxic (worthless) assets. Citi’s cost to the taxpayer now totals $336 billion.
Think you over paid? You did. The entire market capitalization of Citigroup is only $19 billion which means that anyone can buy the entire [...]
GM Cutting 10,000 Jobs; Reducing Salaries
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:10 1 CommentGeneral Motors has announced that it will cut 10,000 jobs, or 12% of it’s global work force.
The majority of the U.S. job cuts is set to take place before May 1. The remaining GM workers are likely to see a 3% to 7% reduction in pay for the rest of the year.
GM has received [...]
Now The Auto Parts Industry Wants a Bailout
Thursday, February 5, 2009 8:03 4 CommentsThe Automotive news reports that the U.S. auto parts industry (suppliers to GM, F) is asking for $20.5 billion in federal aid to survive the depression.
Neil De Koker, president of the auto supplier lobbying organization has stated that suppliers are asking for $10 billion in direct loans from the U.S. Treasury Department
The US taxpayer has [...]





















