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Looks like we'll find out soon.
A person briefed on the matter says General Motors Co. is expected to sign a deal to sell its Hummer brand to a Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer as early as Thursday afternoon.
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Per capita health care spending (2007):
United States: $7290
Switzerland: $4417
France: $3601
United Kingdom: $2992
Average of OECD developed nations: $2964
Italy: $2686
Japan: $2581
-- Bob Somerby
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Medicare for All would save $350 billion a year (study in New England Journal of Medicine).
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* Medicare For All.
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How to you say "Son of Opium"?
With the caveat that automobiles have caused a lot more harm than opium will ever do.
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi
I'm surprised they could sell it at all
and didn't just shutter it like they did Pontiac and Saturn. But if it must be sold, I find it karmic that it is sold to China.
Will the Governator still proudly drive around in his Hummer, made in China?
Sorry, I don't fall in love with politicians. I'm not that desperate.
Good
I'm glad they finally spun the beast off; many years too late, but satisfied as far as anyone could be at this point. Ironically, they are planning to build their headquarters in Metro Detroit (possibly Detroit proper).
But, we've always been at war with Eastasia...