Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
Originally Posted by Doug Harden
Isn't it about damned time ALL the OIL companies donate some of their RECORD 30% INCREASE in PROFITS to something like this?!?
I mean, damn...if I gotta' bend over for these theives, then at least give it to people who need help..... /rant on hold.....
I mean, damn...if I gotta' bend over for these theives, then at least give it to people who need help..... /rant on hold.....
BTW lowest gas in Louisville, KY $2.95/gal
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
rant back on/
BTW, where the hell is Hollywierd and the Musicians?
Where is Bill Gates?
Where's the rest of Corporate America? WalMart?
I ain't even gonna' hold a single breath on any foreign country REALLY helping....
/rant put back on hold....
BTW, where the hell is Hollywierd and the Musicians?
Where is Bill Gates?
Where's the rest of Corporate America? WalMart?
I ain't even gonna' hold a single breath on any foreign country REALLY helping....
/rant put back on hold....
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
Originally Posted by Doug Harden
I ain't even gonna' hold a single breath on any foreign country REALLY helping....
/rant put back on hold....
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
Come on Doug,
Hollywood and the musicians help out international causes, not ones at home.
Foreign countries helping? Puh-lease. Maybe Africa will repay billions that we have given it over the years. Forget giving us money, just pay your debts, deadbeats. Worldwide effort to help tsunami victims? Uh, little help here?
Presidental press conference using my imagination:"In light of the lack of aid sent to us in our time of need, we as AMERICANS have decided to take care of ourselves. In the future, please don't even consider us an option for help of any kind. Thank you for helping us make our decision."
Disjointed rant ending......now.
Hollywood and the musicians help out international causes, not ones at home.
Foreign countries helping? Puh-lease. Maybe Africa will repay billions that we have given it over the years. Forget giving us money, just pay your debts, deadbeats. Worldwide effort to help tsunami victims? Uh, little help here?
Presidental press conference using my imagination:"In light of the lack of aid sent to us in our time of need, we as AMERICANS have decided to take care of ourselves. In the future, please don't even consider us an option for help of any kind. Thank you for helping us make our decision."
Disjointed rant ending......now.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
I'm an insurance adjuster. I figure the phone is going to ring any day now, telling me to get down south and start working.
One problem I see with the part of the country that got hit, is that a lot of the residents are not very well off financially. I wonder how many have homeowners insurance and even if they do, are the policies large enough to pay for a completely new house to be built?
I suspect that there will be a lot of insurance policies owned by the mortgage company and not by the homeowner. I also suspect that many of the policies will nowhere near pay for a new structure to be built. I think in the long run, if my speculations are correct, the housing situation is going to be ugly and I don't know what the solution will be.
One problem I see with the part of the country that got hit, is that a lot of the residents are not very well off financially. I wonder how many have homeowners insurance and even if they do, are the policies large enough to pay for a completely new house to be built?
I suspect that there will be a lot of insurance policies owned by the mortgage company and not by the homeowner. I also suspect that many of the policies will nowhere near pay for a new structure to be built. I think in the long run, if my speculations are correct, the housing situation is going to be ugly and I don't know what the solution will be.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
Actually Walmart is a major contributor to the releif efforts right now and I also heard that Japan is going to lend a hand however much possible...
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
Originally Posted by ADV1
Actually Walmart is a major contributor to the releif efforts right now and I also heard that Japan is going to lend a hand however much possible...
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
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The Internet-edition Vienna daily Der Standard had recorded 820 postings commenting on a front-page story on the hurricane. In one of the postings, signature "Emerald" asked where money could be donated to the victims, but the question sparked a debate about whether a rich country like the United States needed such aid.
as a side note to the rest of the planet...NOT EVERYONE IN AMERICA IS RICH!!! the town i live in is on the lower side of middle class. it's where i grew up. it's what i know. in my eyes, i can't always see how america is a such a "rich" country when i see people being thrown out of their homes because our town needs the money from selling the land more than the people need there homes they can just barely afford. and these same people that are just scraping by are still tyring to organize collections to help the hurricane victims. the only thing america is rich in is the compasion of it's citizens to help one and other in times of need like this.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
whats forgotten is that GM kicked in big time after 9-11 and theyre coming thru again.
funny how toyota and other foreign carmakers got a pass for giving next to nothing or at least not until public pressure was put on them.
but people dont give a **** and keep buying their cars.
funny how toyota and other foreign carmakers got a pass for giving next to nothing or at least not until public pressure was put on them.
but people dont give a **** and keep buying their cars.
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
The Dow Chemical Company gave $1,000,000 to the Red Cross, and will match up to $1,000,000 in employee donations, and is donating another $1,000,000 in building materials and technology. 
Talk about stepping up to the plate!
Dan
Talk about stepping up to the plate!Dan
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Re: Hurricane Katrina: GM steps up to the plate with aid... again.
Originally Posted by Andrew Rhines
When I was at work yesterday, it was announced that WalMart has given $1,000,000 in aid. I know they are doing more, but I do not remeber off the top of my head.