The Week Ahead: One stock that looks solid

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CG — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:57:10 GMT

PF still doesn't get it; I did not say that foreign cars have anything to do with foreign oil, it's a separate issue; we need to stop the ban on drilling to stop the money from going to the middle east, yes it will take years to have an impact, but the longer we wait the longer we will bleed money.

PF you still don't get it; our money is gone, you sent yours to Japan so you could brag about how great your car is. The money is gone PF, the money is gone, we sold ourselves to the rest of the world.

The reason that manufacturers went overseas was for cheap labor so they could compete with the 2 dollar an hour and no benefits the Japanese were getting. I'll admit that it has gotten out of hand and the only way to bring jobs back, is to support what little manufacturing base we have now.

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LD — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:02:15 GMT

For the last two decades AMERICAN companies have been moving manufacturing and traditional blue collar jobs outside this country. In the past few years the push has accelerated to move white collar jobs off-shore as well. These are AMERICAN COMPANIES doing this. And our government helps them financially to do it. They are turning us into nothing more than a Service Industry and Welfare state while we see our standard of living begin to erode, all in the name of Corporate GREED.

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PAT SMITH — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:06:19 GMT

WHY CANT OBAMA AND MCCAIN QUIT BASHING ONE ANOTHER AND STAND UP THERE AND TELL US WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO TO DO FOR US AND OUR COUNTRY. I CANT WAIT FOR BUSH AND CHANNEY TO START HURTING WHEN OIL GOES DOWN. HOPEFULLY THEY ARE HURTING IN THE STOCK MARKET TOO.

I AM.

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EO — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:59:08 GMT

Hey PF, thanks for your lack of patriotism. Granted, in the 80's American cars were lacking. But in the last 10 years, foreign cars have nothing on us. I have sold two Fords with over 200,000 miles each. SOLD, not junked! You have to support American business and even your local business. I'd rather give my bucks to my neighbor than anyone else. CG is right, stop sending money overseas and start caring who you buy from.

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PF — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:19:01 GMT

Foreign cars have nothing to do with foreign oil. Fords and Chevy's take foreign oil too. When Ford and GM learn to put out a quality product then people may start buying American. I have a ten year old Toyota and it runs better, requires less maintenance, is a lot more comfortable and feels a lot more solid than any American car I have ridden in. Face it, America has lost its edge in manufacturing because of demands by unions, penalties and taxes levied against small businesses and failure to meet quality standards practiced by many of our foreign competitors. Now we are entering a new era and all of us should be demanding all forms of alternative energy and vehicles utilizing natural gas, and electric and solar energy. It would be nice if GM and Ford would meet the challenge but if they don't I really don't care who I buy the product from as long as I am certain that it works and that it is the best I can buy for the money I can spend.

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CG — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:09:33 GMT

This all started long ago when people decided to buy foreign cars and then we had to put foreign oil in them, where's all of our money? Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, Taiwan, Korea, Does any one get it yet? Cell phones and electronics, Automobiles, appliances, furniture and clothing. We manufacture little or nothing. We borrowed money that didn't exist because it was all sent overseas, we pretended that we were still rich, but it was all on paper with no real dollars to back it up; those real dollars were gone overseas.

Do you want to do something about the economy? Stop looking to the government, and look in the mirror, look in your driveway at your Toyota, while Ford and GM crumble and take away our jobs and money. Support drilling for more oil and alternative energy. None of this takes rocket science to figure out, mony flows out of this country at a rate that none of us would believe if we saw the figures. I'm just an average guy with average intelligence, am I the only one that gets this? I would hope not. Stay out of the Honda showroom , buy Chevys and Fords and money will stay here, jobs will come back. There used to be an old saying " Which ever way General motors goes, so goes the country" So here we are, what are you going to do about it?

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js — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:46:59 GMT

please,someone explain to the layman how this 700 billion will be distributed. I'm sure all those who voted for it do not understand it anymore than I do.

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JP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:06:10 GMT

GB you said all in a nut shell! So true everyone needs to hear and think of what the word EARNED means. god bless!

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TE — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:53:46 GMT

Our nation has become so accustomed to getting anything we want on credit, and now it's time to wake up and live within our means. The trickle down effect is already starting and will be felt for the coming months/years. How many times do we need to read: 1. Put money aside in an emergency fund (3-6 months of expenses) 2. Don't buy what you can't afford 3. Especially now, don't buy what you don't really need 4. Understand the difference between a want and a need

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GB — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:12:23 GMT

Money is only paper with ink on it - It only becomes worth anything when it is "EARNED" - Thus this explains our place in the the world today