🚀 go-pugleaf

We have gotten off topic and I agree that the money given to the
airlines should be a loan not a gift.
That's our damn money they are giving away to people that could care
less if we die in flight.

BUT
hoarding cash helps no one




On 8 Nov 2001 20:05:28 GMT, Yez <yezelel@newsguy.com> wrote:

>I don't think we should let them threaten us.. if they want to
>close down, fine! There are others to take their place. That's why I 
>can't understand having to bail out the airlines yet again and protect 
>them from strikes, etc... there are quite a few airlines that would 
>give their eye teeth for their slots at the major airports. Big 
>business likes to chant "it's supply and demand" or "that's business" 
>while they are screwing *us* over so, same to them! Go ahead and 
>close, we can stimulate the economy by starting new companies with 
>LOANS, not flat out gifts instead of flushing more money down the 
>failures.
>
>
>12B9E wrote on ca.general:
>
>> of course as long as people have cash, there will be stuff to buy
>> but those greedy corp bastards will shut down if their profits
>> drop If they shut down, people are out of work.
>> people out of work do not spend money
>> and so the cycle goes
>> 
>> 
>> On 7 Nov 2001 22:53:24 GMT, Yez <yezelel@newsguy.com> wrote:
>> 
>>>I don't understand what you mean. Ohhhh, you mean if we don't
>>>prop up failing, poorly run corps there won't be any goods?
>>>Nahhh, there were food, clothes, building supplies etc. before
>>>the era of the mega corporation and I'm sure there always will
>>>be. (provided we aren't destroyed in some insane armageddon).
>>>
>>>12B9E wrote on ca.general:
>>>
>>>> all the cash in the world won't help you if there is nothing to
>>>> buy 
>>>> 
>>>> On 7 Nov 2001 08:33:32 GMT, Yez <yezelel@newsguy.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>Hmmm, I'm a saver and don't fancy the idea of being forced to
>>>>>spend my refund check, after all it is our advanced refund
>>>>>money, right? Now a flat out gift like the airlines and other
>>>>>corporations get, maybe I'd be more willing to run out and
>>>>>spend on something frivolous. 
>>>>>
>>>>>12B9E wrote on ca.general:
>>>>>
>>>>>> actually not a bad idea after giving it a few minutes to set
>>>>>> in 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Tue, 06 Nov 2001 20:01:26 GMT, "William R. Cousert"
>>>>>> <wrcousert@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>Most people I know are saving their rebate checks. If the
>>>>>>>government ever does this again, I think they should mail out
>>>>>>>a form that you could use to choose a gift certificate from
>>>>>>>perhaps a couple hundred retailers. This would ensure that
>>>>>>>the money was spent and not saved, thus greatly helping the
>>>>>>>local economy. Put an expiration date on it so that the money
>>>>>>>gets circulated immediately. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Feel free to shoot this down
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>
>> 
>> 
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