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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (782344)	4/28/2014 1:12:50 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576347

"Cause you know, the entire U.S. auto industry would have collapsed without big government stepping in to help ..." That's about the size of it. Too bad we couldn't have cloned the world and run both scenarios.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (782344)	4/28/2014 1:34:03 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1576347

"Cause you know, the entire U.S. auto industry would have collapsed without big government stepping in to help ..." Actually, that's exactly what would have happened. The parts and components manufacturers would have gone out of business if they had only Ford to sell to, and without parts and components, no cars would be made. The collapse of the entire auto industry would have caused the Bush Great Recession to become the Bush Great Depression, as domestic car dealerships all folded nationwide and all the attendant related businesses..