Comments on: Auto Execs Fly In Style, Then Beg http://washingtonindependent.com/19394/auto-execs-fly-in-style-then-beg National News in Context Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: detector http://washingtonindependent.com/19394/auto-execs-fly-in-style-then-beg/comment-page-1#comment-38032 detector Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:28:56 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19394#comment-38032 certainly they are not going to give up their lifestyle! certainly they are not going to give up their lifestyle!

]]> By: radar_detectors http://washingtonindependent.com/19394/auto-execs-fly-in-style-then-beg/comment-page-1#comment-17046 radar_detectors Sun, 01 Feb 2009 10:28:56 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19394#comment-17046 certainly they are not going to give up their lifestyle! certainly they are not going to give up their lifestyle!

]]> By: Jason http://washingtonindependent.com/19394/auto-execs-fly-in-style-then-beg/comment-page-1#comment-12473 Jason Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:24:32 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19394#comment-12473 How much time is lost by the GM representatives when they have to check in for a flight two hours early, or when the GM representatives are not to talk about business during the flight due to insider trading concerns? <br><br>The question is what is lost? When 12 people fly on a private jet it costs about $20,000. When 12 fly commercially to DC it costs about $12,000. Is a $8,000 savings worth the time lost?<br><br>Isn't it really worth it in the long run?<br><br><a href="http://nomedals.blogspot.com">http://nomedals.blogspot.com</a> How much time is lost by the GM representatives when they have to check in for a flight two hours early, or when the GM representatives are not to talk about business during the flight due to insider trading concerns?

The question is what is lost? When 12 people fly on a private jet it costs about $20,000. When 12 fly commercially to DC it costs about $12,000. Is a $8,000 savings worth the time lost?

Isn't it really worth it in the long run?

http://nomedals.blogspot.com

]]> By: AJ http://washingtonindependent.com/19394/auto-execs-fly-in-style-then-beg/comment-page-1#comment-12461 AJ Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:10:21 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19394#comment-12461 You figure these guys are getting paid roughly $10,000 - $20,000 an hour so the plane trip is really irrelevant viewed along those lines, but this is why they should get no aid from the government. Do whatever you want on with your own money, but when you start spending taxpayer money it's a totally different story.<br><br>If they are going to accept government aid though, they need to gut out these charlatan execs that clearly know nothing about managing a company. Of course, they don't care about the company, but only about their lifestyle. I seriously doubt they would see to there own demise in the interest of the company. You figure these guys are getting paid roughly $10,000 – $20,000 an hour so the plane trip is really irrelevant viewed along those lines, but this is why they should get no aid from the government. Do whatever you want on with your own money, but when you start spending taxpayer money it's a totally different story.

If they are going to accept government aid though, they need to gut out these charlatan execs that clearly know nothing about managing a company. Of course, they don't care about the company, but only about their lifestyle. I seriously doubt they would see to there own demise in the interest of the company.

]]> By: gilmanc http://washingtonindependent.com/19394/auto-execs-fly-in-style-then-beg/comment-page-1#comment-12456 gilmanc Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:57:32 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19394#comment-12456 If it saves them 4 hours to be working on a way to fix this (the four hours of having to wait in the airports and get through security), I don't have that much of a problem with it. The bigger issue is whether their personal compensation will be kept intact.<br><br>Let's not lose sight of the fact that we shouldn't punish the entire industry for what these guys do. If it saves them 4 hours to be working on a way to fix this (the four hours of having to wait in the airports and get through security), I don't have that much of a problem with it. The bigger issue is whether their personal compensation will be kept intact.

Let's not lose sight of the fact that we shouldn't punish the entire industry for what these guys do.

]]> By: ajm8127 http://washingtonindependent.com/19394/auto-execs-fly-in-style-then-beg/comment-page-1#comment-12420 ajm8127 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:20:43 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19394#comment-12420 If they give them any money, there had better be some actual oversight on how it is spent. Maybe they could learn a few things from AIG. If they give them any money, there had better be some actual oversight on how it is spent. Maybe they could learn a few things from AIG.

]]> By: Colin Waters http://washingtonindependent.com/19394/auto-execs-fly-in-style-then-beg/comment-page-1#comment-12412 Colin Waters Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:36:48 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=19394#comment-12412 I thought about this today over lunch. I wonder if they were staying at a run down Motel 6 across the river or if they were put up in some five-star hotel. I thought about this today over lunch. I wonder if they were staying at a run down Motel 6 across the river or if they were put up in some five-star hotel.

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