A Comment About

Auto Bailout Drives Us Towards Socialism

December 17, 2008 - 12:00 am - by Daniel J. Mitchell
Lynn
2008-12-17 06:04:23

I was reading that the Japanese auto market had it’s kick-start by the United States Government when they were given a contract to build military vehicles for the Korean War. I think that it wouldn’t be such a bad thing if our government kick started the American auto market, but I also see your point.

So….if you really think it would be a bad idea for them to get a government loan, ok, but are you sure you want to be responsible for thousands of workers in Canada, Japan, and the United States the loss of their jobs, a possible severe depression or at the least, deep recession? Do you really want to be responsible for the destruction of the BIG THREE? The American Automobile, nothing but a fading memory that bored children see in their school field trips the the museum?

Do you want to go down in history as the voice of doom for the US auto industry, the day the music died, the day we said bye to the American Pie?

Well in the end I don’t think it really matters. From the films on television it appears that most cars are made by machines anyway so one less can of oil to keep the machinery movin is one less dollar in the terrorists pockets. To hell with all of it.