Tag: ford
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Stock Market Rally
Americans are addicted to bad news. So this may come as a surprise. There are stocks within the market that are on fire! I’ll give you one example from my portfolio. In February, I took dividends from Honda Motor Company (a stock I’ve owned a long time, having a flat year) and invested those dividends…
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Things I’m thinking about today
Ever just have a hodgepodge of slush in your mind? Here’s some random thoughts this morning. – While I still think of myself as a down-the-middle, maybe even conservative evangelical Christian… I’m finding myself tired of the grey haired leaders. – As much as I’d like to say I agree with the complimentarian position of…
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How To Fix the Auto Industry: Federal Right to Work Laws
This is my second idea: Pass a federal right to work law. (Idea #1) For anyone outside of the pretend world known as Detroit, this solution is a no-brainer. In order for Ford, GM, and Chrysler to move forward into the next 100 years of automaking they have to restructure how their labor is paid.…
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How To Fix the Auto Industry: Get Rid of Dealerships
Sometimes ideas are too simple to actually work. If the United States is going to give $34 billion to failing auto industry, I have a right to give my suggestions for how to fix things. In order to make it for the next 100 years you are going to have to radically innovate. It’s not…
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Don’t Bail Out US Automakers
All of a sudden, the czar’s of the old guard Big 3 are interested in Washington again. (By Big 3 I mean Ford, GM, and Chrysler, not the real big 3 of Toyota, Honda, and Ford.) The news is full of stories of their CEO’s begging for federal bailout money to keep afloat. I can…
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10 random Monday thoughts
It’s a holiday. And a holiday for me means that I tend to get strikingly little done. I may have some big plans for my day… but if I get 1-2 things actually done I’ll be satisfied. Here’s just a data dump of things on my mind. I’m definitely taking a bike ride today. It…
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Good news for Romeo
The mood in town, economically, is horrid. Everyone makes it seem like we are in the great depression or something. Here’s a little reminder to the people of Romeo that things are still quite good. The Ford F-150, whose engine is made right here in town, is still the #1 selling vehicle in America. Story…