General Motors
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For many years American automakers in Detroit have intentionally not followed the desires of the market or their customers. They were well aware of this, but the big SUVs and pickup trucks were just so profitable that their greed overcame their (somewhat limited) wisdom.
General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler all made a lot of money peddling gigantic, low fuel economy vehicles to the American consumer. They were indeed successful in convincing most people that it was cool and sexy to drive a big piece of crap that got 10 miles to the gallon on a good day.
The consumer was culpable too. No question about it. Many people took on more and more debt, even took the equity out of their houses through second mortgages and ran up massive amounts of credit card debt. Everyone knew that the good times couldn’t possibly last forever, but it was like there was a collective insanity going on. It was like everyone was drunk or stoned or both.
For forty years it has been obvious that the worldwide population is continuing to grow (especially in China and India) but that the supplies of easily recoverable fossil fuels are not. Comfortable, safe cars which get 40 miles per gallon were available back in the 1960’s. But the common person in America fell hook, line, and sinker for the lie that driving an SUV or a really big wasteful pickup truck somehow made one more desirable and attractive.
This was all going on while the people driving these wasteful vehicles were not getting any exercise at all and were eating like compulsive hogs. So now we have a country full of fat slobs with diabetes who can’t afford to drive their big pig American cars. Revolting. REALLY!
Now these same creeps who run the car companies in Detroit want the United States Government to bail them out for their years of bad decisions. These crooks want the government to give them billions of dollars to help them develop vehicles which get good fuel economy. Well just look around: Toyota, Honda, Nissan, VW, Fiat, and almost all the other car makers around the world already make high quality, safe, good fuel economy vehicles.
If the American government gives these jerks in Detroit one penny this is just another example of welfare for the rich and for corporations, while 50 million Americans do not have health insurance.
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