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To: SilentZ who wrote (541759)	1/7/2010 3:35:38 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1577837

"It's terrible that the Big Three absorbed what were once dozens of brands." Actually, they SAVED the "dozens of brands" and spawned more of their own. As the Japanese are doing today, and the Koreans will no doubt join in. Auto companies need economies of scale. This is even more true in the global marketplace. All those cars were pretty much the same under the sheet metal within a corporation, just as a Lexus is pretty much just a fancy Toyota today.

To: SilentZ who wrote (541759)	1/7/2010 5:46:16 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577837

Z, > We all share some responsibility for each other. It's what makes us a fking society, Tench... I'd rather not have someone who doesn't know WTF he is talking about "share the responsibility" for my own affairs, my own career, my own life. Especially when he comes barging in with intrusive policies under the slogan, "We're a f*king society, Tench." For example ... > Not to mention eradicating a sector of our economy that actually makes something, and something important. And why? Because of a few bad quarters, the worst of which were due to an economic downturn?* It wasn't just a few bad quarters. It was a fundamental problem that built up over decades. Letting GM and Chrysler go under would not have eradicated the American auto industry. That's pure fearmongering from those who think we have to "do something." Bottom line is that there is no replacement for personal responsibility. If you want to "share in the responsibility" for the Big Three's corporate welfare, go ahead and do so with your money. I have enough to worry about in high tech, and I don't need some busybody telling me I have to "share in the responsibility" for an industry that pretty much did themselves in. Tenchusatsu

To: SilentZ who wrote (541759)	1/7/2010 7:29:12 PM
From: combjelly	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1577837

"We all share some responsibility for each other. It's what makes us a f**king society, Tench..." Wingnuts don't seem to understand the concept. But it was one of the things that the species evolved pretty early and it has served us well. When a society forgets that, it declines. Good examples are the Roman and British Empires. At their peak, there was a strong sense of duty and doing things for the Empire. The decline set in only after the wealthy and entrenched took on the attitude of "I've got mine Jack, screw you".