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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 07:00 PM Original message |
GM to build $370 million plant for Volt engine in Flint |
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MichiganVote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 07:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good. And more good. |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good, now if we can get GM to stop denying global climate change. |
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Psephos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 10:08 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. Good, now if we can get DUers to quit denigrating GM in the same breath... |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 10:15 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. HEAR HEAR |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. We Have a Union-Made FORD Product |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:53 AM Response to Reply #14 |
28. and the smog has returned to the Chines ex Olympic venue |
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Barrett808 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 11:18 AM Response to Reply #14 |
30. There is no more important issue than anthropogenic climate change |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 10:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
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JonLP24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 07:08 PM Response to Original message |
3. good, i believe the unemployment rate is 12 points there |
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annarbor (543 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
4. So glad to hear that it's coming to Michigan... |
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aviationpm (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. Because of projects like this... |
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Sub Atomic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Innovative, quality, stylish car. I'd love to have one of those, too. |
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Auggie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
6. Great irony there |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. My cousin lost his managerial job with a construction company near Flint. |
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Nevernose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:14 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. There's actually a plus side to that |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-26-08 03:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
24. I agree, |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
8. Hopefully the credit crisis doesn't affect the funding. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. I'm very happy for Flint, my hometown. |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
12. This is awesome news. |
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BrotherBuzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
13. It's a start, a damn good start. |
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John Q. Citizen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-25-08 11:08 PM Response to Original message |
17. They call that diversifying the economy? |
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OakCliffDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-26-08 05:28 AM Response to Original message |
19. We need more of these |
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lib2DaBone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-26-08 06:30 AM Response to Original message |
20. Bring our 5 MILLION jobs back from China... we don't need poison milk.... |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-26-08 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
21. I wish them luck |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-26-08 09:24 AM Response to Original message |
22. How freakin' awesome is this? |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-26-08 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
23. Seriously, why did they wait so long? Was it to hold out for tax breaks? |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Sep-26-08 03:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Technology n/t |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
26. and they don't have to pay taxes either |
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specialed (276 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
27. It's part of the 25B loan agreement. |
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bamacrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-27-08 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
29. It would make more sense money wise to convert a closed plant. |
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