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Automakers Seek Bailout to Reward 40 Years of Bad Decisions

Where were you in 1996 when the Detroit 3 (and Toyota and other imports) were selling SUV's like hotcakes. Was it still 30 years of bad decisions back then? No. It's what we wanted and we bought.

Other companies cannot just "fill the void". Do you know what will happen to the supply base?

You really don't know anything about the auto industry if you haven't seen the latest quality results and the Car of The Year awards given to the Saturn AURA, Chevy Malibu, and the fact that in many segments, the Detroit companies sell more efficient alternatives than their Japan-based alternatives. And here's a newsflash for you: the Detroit 3 still sell nearly half of the cars and truck sold in the U.S.

What about all the tax incentives that the foreign companies received to build plants in so many states? Aren't those "bailouts"? The Detroit 3 are asking for LOANS not bailouts!

Please do our country a favor and don't act as an armchair quarterback when you don't even know about the auto industry and all that's involved in designing, engineering, developing, and manufacturing vehicles. You can't just start building cars like you an cell phones or like you can start a brewery.

I wrote an article about the loans to the auto industry and why they're necessary. The situation is not all the fault of the Detroit 3 and their decisions. Their products are better than the media gives credit for...

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