Here Come The Cartards

We are in need of some kind of French Revolution.

Today the auto industry CEO's flew to Washington to beg for money from Congress. And they flew in style.

Wagoner flew in GM’s $36 million luxury aircraft to tell members of Congress that the company is burning through cash, asking for $10-12 billion for GM alone. Wagoner’s private jet trip to Washington cost his ailing company an estimated $20,000 roundtrip. In comparison, seats on Northwest Airlines flight 2364 from Detroit to Washington were going online for $288 coach and $837 first class.

That's a small difference. Congressman Gary Ackerman (D-NY) called them out on their bullshit.

There’s a delicious irony of seeing private luxury jets flying into DC, and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands, saying that they’re going to be trimming down and streamlining their businesses. It’s almost like seeing a guy show up at the soup kitchen in high hat and tuxedo.

Snap.

Kind makes you a little bit suspicious as to whether or not…we’ve seen the future. There’s a message there. Couldn’t you all have downgraded to first class or jet-pooled to get here? It would have at least sent the message that you do get it.

Um, I totally get what you are saying, but I can't fuck hookers on a commercial flight.

Later in the hearing, Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) asked if any of the executives planned to sell their private jets; none raised his hand.

We did mention the hooker thing, right?

These people will only learn from suffering. So, we should make them suffer.