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Old 06-01-2009, 06:46 PM
 
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In the past, the car manufacturers offered special employee pricing deals that lowered the cost of the vehicle. Now that taxpayers own the majority of GM, will bringing a copy of your 1040 form (to show that you paid federal income taxes that only 50% of the population does) to a GM dealer give you any special deals?

C'mon CEO Obama, how about 10% off the sticker price?
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Old 06-01-2009, 06:57 PM
 
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In the past, the car manufacturers offered special employee pricing deals that lowered the cost of the vehicle. Now that taxpayers own the majority of GM, will bringing a copy of your 1040 form (to show that you paid federal income taxes that only 50% of the population does) to a GM dealer give you any special deals?

C'mon CEO Obama, how about 10% off the sticker price?
What the hell you gonna use it for, a boat anchor? (Per the Japanese).
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Old 06-01-2009, 06:59 PM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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In the past, the car manufacturers offered special employee pricing deals that lowered the cost of the vehicle. Now that taxpayers own the majority of GM, will bringing a copy of your 1040 form (to show that you paid federal income taxes that only 50% of the population does) to a GM dealer give you any special deals?

C'mon CEO Obama, how about 10% off the sticker price?
No GM dealer could ever do that and remain in business. The markup on new automobiles is not that high.
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Old 06-01-2009, 07:05 PM
 
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Ok, but how about something? $500 off, free oil changes for a year, free floor mats,ANYTHING?

Wouldn't it be nice to see something tangible given as a gesture of thanks to the taxpayer rather than have to wait years for a possible payback of the bailout money if the company can be returned to profitability?

Handled right, this could be a good PR move by the administration.
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Old 06-01-2009, 07:22 PM
 
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In the past, the car manufacturers offered special employee pricing deals that lowered the cost of the vehicle. Now that taxpayers own the majority of GM, will bringing a copy of your 1040 form (to show that you paid federal income taxes that only 50% of the population does) to a GM dealer give you any special deals?

C'mon CEO Obama, how about 10% off the sticker price?
There actually was a proposal to give people a $3,000 credit (i.e. welfare handout) to buy a new car, it went no where because Obama wanted to buy his car company..
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