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the biss
11-16-2008, 07:00 PM
Ashland County, WI -- Citing rising competition from the new Model T horseless carriage, carriage and wagon manufacturer and Wisconsin state senator AW Sanborn has petitioned Congress for an appropriation of the $700 thousand bailout.

Hardline opponents of the wagon bailout brand the horse-powered transportation industry as a "relic of a former time."

"Hank Ford is doing a major disservice to the transportation industry," said Sen. Sanborn in a press conference from his Ashland county estate. "Think of the repercussions from the failure of our business. This will not just affect buggy manufacturers like myself, but an entire support industry."

Lincoln McSweeney of the Ashland Co. Farrier's Union agrees. "Think of all the people that will be out of work if this newfangled Tin Lizzy catches on. Farriers like myself are reliant on horses for our business. So are teamsters, blacksmiths, wainwrights, and tack makers. If you're out plowing a field and need a new terret, good luck finding it if we're out of business!"

"Horses are an integrated part of our economy," counters Sen. Sanborn, "and horses come in other colors than black."

US Senator Julius C. Burrows (R-Michigan) said it would be a mistake to use any of the rescue money to prop up the carriage makers because a bailout would only postpone the industry's demise.

"Companies fail everyday and others take their place. I think this is a dirt road we should not go down," said Burrows. "They're not building the right products," he said. "They've got good workers but I don't believe they've got good management. They don't innovate. They're a 'behemoth' in a sense."

forsmant
11-16-2008, 07:01 PM
http://img.timeinc.net//time/cartoons/20081114/cartoons_03.jpg

WRellim
11-16-2008, 07:06 PM
Nicely done. Good attention to detail (even got the spelling of terret right!).

Did you write this?

If so, you should submit this to the Onion -- or post it on Nolan Chart or somewhere else that get's it some more attention.

libertea
11-16-2008, 07:08 PM
Good one. I hope this illustration puts things in perspective for someone who might not yet have figured things out.

the biss
11-16-2008, 07:08 PM
Yeah, I was sitting around talking to my financial advisor last week, when we discussed the bailouts. He said that he thought it was a bad idea, since industries have to change or be replaced all the time. It prompted me to write this little tongue in cheek press release.

http://www.nolanchart.com/article5482.html

Digg it! (http://digg.com/political_opinion/Carriage_Manufacturers_to_Request_Part_of_700K_Bai lout)

AJ Antimony
11-16-2008, 07:50 PM
I love satire!

Danke
11-16-2008, 08:25 PM
The automobile put my great grandfather out of business. He had a carriage business.

But the family then went into the mortician/funeral home business. My dad has funny stories to tell about picking up "customers." :D

HOLLYWOOD
11-17-2008, 01:15 AM
The automobile put my great grandfather out of business. He had a carriage business.

But the family then went into the mortician/funeral home business. My dad has funny stories to tell about picking up "customers." :D

Now the protectionists and isolationist of the unions and organizations like AFSCME, see to it, their gravy trains are maintained in the horseless carriage business.

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0510/17/A01-351179.htm (http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinsider/0510/17/A01-351179.htm)

Sorry folks, the AIG lobbyists are booked until the end of the year,

Anarcho-Capitalist .... Hmm, :)

because... we all seem to learn new avenues on this forum.

"State restrictions that limit liability on corporations are believed to corrupt those businesses such that the upper management acts irresponsibly with corporate assets. For example, if such businesses excessively pay executives and are then unable to meet contractual debts, many state laws protect the wages of those responsible for the bankruptcy. Agorists argue that liability cannot simply disappear by act of government and so legitimate business will always have managers or owners who will be held responsible for any actions taken."

WRellim
11-17-2008, 02:47 AM
Yeah, I was sitting around talking to my financial advisor last week, when we discussed the bailouts. He said that he thought it was a bad idea, since industries have to change or be replaced all the time. It prompted me to write this little tongue in cheek press release.

http://www.nolanchart.com/article5482.html

Digg it! (http://digg.com/political_opinion/Carriage_Manufacturers_to_Request_Part_of_700K_Bai lout)

Dugg.

Also, I posted in on Reddit for ya as well.

Primbs
11-17-2008, 06:49 AM
General Motors has responded. Looks like they have spent a good amount of money on a major PR campaign.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72cHfOKoA1c&eurl

Agent CSL
12-18-2008, 02:27 AM
Bump for makes sense.

Chiznaddy
12-18-2008, 11:28 AM
very good ... rofl

e-mailed to some friends

UtahApocalypse
12-18-2008, 12:22 PM
Ashland County, WI -- Citing rising competition from the new Model T horseless carriage, carriage and wagon manufacturer and Wisconsin state senator AW Sanborn has petitioned Congress for an appropriation of the $700 thousand bailout.

Hardline opponents of the wagon bailout brand the horse-powered transportation industry as a "relic of a former time."

"Hank Ford is doing a major disservice to the transportation industry," said Sen. Sanborn in a press conference from his Ashland county estate. "Think of the repercussions from the failure of our business. This will not just affect buggy manufacturers like myself, but an entire support industry."

Lincoln McSweeney of the Ashland Co. Farrier's Union agrees. "Think of all the people that will be out of work if this newfangled Tin Lizzy catches on. Farriers like myself are reliant on horses for our business. So are teamsters, blacksmiths, wainwrights, and tack makers. If you're out plowing a field and need a new terret, good luck finding it if we're out of business!"

"Horses are an integrated part of our economy," counters Sen. Sanborn, "and horses come in other colors than black."

US Senator Julius C. Burrows (R-Michigan) said it would be a mistake to use any of the rescue money to prop up the carriage makers because a bailout would only postpone the industry's demise.

"Companies fail everyday and others take their place. I think this is a dirt road we should not go down," said Burrows. "They're not building the right products," he said. "They've got good workers but I don't believe they've got good management. They don't innovate. They're a 'behemoth' in a sense."

Awesome!! Can anyone maybe get some illustrations to fit the story? maybe we can get a 1-page website: www.bailoutthebuggies.com ??

hadenough
12-18-2008, 12:51 PM
Excellent. I Love It.

UtahApocalypse
12-18-2008, 01:11 PM
Ok so far here is what I have:

http://dc100.4shared.com/img/76590925/28bfe016/Buggy_Bailot.pdf (http://www.4shared.com/file/76590925/28bfe016/Buggy_Bailot.html)
(click to get the pdf download)

I changed, and added just a few tidbits of text. if anyone wants to make a website let me know I will send you the graphics.

emazur
12-18-2008, 01:56 PM
Good one! I dugg and shouted this - will hopefully do better than the 8 diggs it currently has :)

UtahApocalypse
12-18-2008, 02:30 PM
Good one! I dugg and shouted this - will hopefully do better than the 8 diggs it currently has :)

We need it as a webpage before we digg it.

Agent CSL
12-18-2008, 05:05 PM
Haha, good initiative, Utah.

UtahApocalypse
12-18-2008, 11:07 PM
Here everyone:

http://digg.com/politics/The_Great_American_Buggy_Bailout
http://www.scribd.com/doc/9181044/Buggy-Bailot

emazur
12-19-2008, 02:05 PM
We need it as a webpage before we digg it.

I was talking about the other one:
http://digg.com/political_opinion/Carriage_Manufacturers_to_Request_Part_of_700K_Bai lout

but I just dugg the graphical article too

Omphfullas Zamboni
12-19-2008, 03:22 PM
Hi everyone,

This is a standard image file for easy sharing/embedding into websites/hotlinking:

http://www.hotlinkfiles.com/files/2151844_rn5z1/Buggy-Bailot_web.png

Enjoy.

Sincerely yours,
Omphfullas Zamboni

james1906
12-21-2008, 09:37 AM
The automobile put my great grandfather out of business. He had a carriage business.

But the family then went into the mortician/funeral home business. My dad has funny stories to tell about picking up "customers." :D

Well my great great great grandfather was a cobbler, and with the carriage industry, people didn't have to repair or get new shoes as often. Where is his bailout?

robert4rp08
12-21-2008, 09:49 AM
haha great!