slammedbowtie Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 im not sure how true this is, maybe some of you guys in Florida can varify this. i received this in an email and i found it interesting and decided to pass it on. Words escape me. Keep in mind that while this is happening across the country, the UAW will own over 35% of Chrysler thanks to our President. Wednesday, May 20, 2009 letter to the editor My name is George C. Joseph. I am the sole owner of Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu, a family owned and operated business in Melbourne, Florida. My family bought and paid for this automobile franchise 35 years ago in 1974. I am the second generation to manage this business. We currently employ 50+ people and before the economic slowdown we employed over 70 local people. We are active in the community and the local chamber of commerce. We deal with several dozen local vendors on a day to day basis and many more during a month. All depend on our business for part of their livelihood. We are financially strong with great respect in the market place and community. We have strong local presence and stability. I work every day the store is open, nine to ten hours a day. I know most of our customers and all our employees. Sunshine Dodge is my life. On Thursday, May 14, 2009 I was notified that my Dodge franchise, that we purchased, will be taken away from my family on June 9, 2009 without compensation and given to another dealer at no cost to them. My new vehicle inventory consists of 125 vehicles with a financed balance of 3 million dollars. This inventory becomes impossible to sell with no factory incentives beyond June 9, 2009. Without the Dodge franchise we can no longer sell a new Dodge as “new,” nor will we be able to do any warranty service work. Additionally, my Dodge parts inventory, (approximately $300,000.) is virtually worthless without the ability to perform warranty service. There is no offer from Chrysler to buy back the vehicles or parts inventory. Our facility was recently totally renovated at Chrysler’s insistence, incurring a multi-million dollar debt in the form of a mortgage at Sun Trust Bank. HOW IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAN THIS HAPPEN? THIS IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY This is beyond imagination! My business is being stolen from me through NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. We did NOTHING wrong. This atrocity will most likely force my family into bankruptcy. This will also cause our 50+ employees to be unemployed. How will they provide for their families? This is a total economic disaster. HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN A FREE MARKET ECONOMY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA? I beseech your help, and look forward to your reply. Thank you. Sincerely, George C. Joseph President & Owner Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxerrider Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 WTF i would be pissed to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobradh77 Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Socialism get used to it...All the ignorance in voting for a change with out any knowledge of what that was all about is biting all of us in the ass....Just think he has been in office a little over 3 months and loook at the mess and we still have over 3.5 years of this to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubdaddy420 Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 If this is true, im not surpised at all. Welcome to change people, cause it's here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tburkdoll Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Socialism get used to it...All the ignorance in voting for a change with out any knowledge of what that was all about is biting all of us in the ass....Just think he has been in office a little over 3 months and loook at the mess and we still have over 3.5 years of this to go. and i believe this is true cause i heard this as well. Union takes like 40 percent, stock holders get 10 percent, govt takes the rest. Forming Osama Obama Motors.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepingcrna Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 If this is true, im not surpised at all. Welcome to change people, cause it's here! Gotta love those bumper stickers stating "I voted Obama/Biden for change ! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Not surpising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinnster Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Thats really Efed up! I don't mess with anyone property, but I wanted to make stickers to go over the "B" in oBama to replace it with a "S" to spell Osama, but I'm conservative so I would never actually do it, funny thought though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Well, I would sue. Except that even if I won, Chrysler is bankrupt. Mr. P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankg42 Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Well, I would sue. Except that even if I won, Chrysler is bankrupt. Mr. P. I agree. I cannot believe that a privately owned business could be confiscated with no legal recourse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8hnpSS Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Thats disgusting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delay18 Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 Words escape me. I am really concerned with the future of this economy under this socialist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTsBadSS Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 If that's true thats a whole lota BS. I really fell bad for that guy and his family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Bowtie Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 (edited) Sounds like a legit letter to me. Heck, here is his company website http://www.sunshinedodgeisuzu.com/. SAD. SAD. Days to come... Edited May 29, 2009 by Bad Bowtie (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BILLS04SS Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 that does suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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