Ding Dong, The Wicked Hummer is Dead!

[qbee42]

Originally Posted by hyo silver

Reinvestment in public transportation would be a good idea, too.

Maybe we could give the money to GM so they can buy up and remove the remaining light rail in this country. It seemed to work well for them in the past.

Tom

[patsparks]

yeah great!

I agree with Mr Hyo, lay some light rail and buy some rolling stock.

[bwilson4web]

Saturn is made in Tennessee and the Hummer is made in Louisiana. The southern Senators opposed the auto bailout so it makes sense to shutdown the southern built vehicles.

Now if GM were to announce,"We're looking for a plant to build the hybrid Volt pickup truck" there would be a line of southern Governors outside the door with their senators on a collar and leash. They'd all be there offering bribes (opps, I mean 'incentives') like free land, utilities, roads and tax free income. Southern governors a like flies to honey when anyone says,"Built a car plant."

Bob Wilson

[Zythryn]

Southern governors a like flies to honey when anyone says,"Built a car plant."

That is misleading. All governors are like flies to honey when any company builds any job producing plant.
As for 'bribes', I know of no municipality (state or local) that doesn't offer some sort of tax incentives for a large business to move into town. Be it a Wallmart or auto plant.
Saturn and Hummer are being sold/shut down not becuase they are built in the south, but because they are not big money makers and GM can no longer afford to keep supporting them.