We can't afford to have government-run businesses

The problem with the United States' industrial policy is less what it is or isn't than that we pretend we don't have one.

In proclaiming grandly that he's got more important things to do than running auto companies and banks, the president is perpetuating the myth that the government has just stepped in, forced by the "incompetence" of auto and bank managers to save the day. That's a popular stance, and it may serve him well politically, but it won't help the economy.

In fact, the government has been up to its ears in the management of auto companies and financial institutions for years. And overpaid CEOs haven't had a monopoly on incompetence. The problem with government management is that it has been inconsistent and uncoordinated, a "whack-a-mole" effort to address scattered industrial problems without regard for their interconnection or their overall results on the companies involved.

We mandate fleet rather than vehicle efficiency, slap tariffs on foreign trucks, then wonder why car offerings range from gas-guzzling, truck-like SUVs to an array of obsolete sedans with "iconic" brand names and eroding customer bases.


The rest is here
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=254034&ac=PHbiz

Government needs to govern, not run our businessesor our lives.

GOVERNMENT SUCKS

libertarianandproud wrote:GOVERNMENT SUCKS

Yes it does.

we can't afford government , that should be the title

libertarianandproud wrote:we can't afford government , that should be the title

agreed

Check this out-

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2009/05/letter_from_a_dodge_dealer.html

My name is George C. Joseph. I am the sole owner of Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu,
a family owned and operated business in Melbourne, Florida. My family
bought and paid for this automobile franchise 35 years ago in 1974. I
am the second generation to manage this business.

We currently employ 50+ people and before the economic slowdown we
employed over 70 local people. We are active in the community and the
local chamber of commerce. We deal with several dozen local vendors on
a day to day basis and many more during a month. All depend on our
business for part of their livelihood. We are financially strong with
great respect in the market place and community. We have strong local
presence and stability.

I work every day the store is open, nine to ten hours a day. I know
most of our customers and all our employees. Sunshine Dodge is my life.

On Thursday, May 14, 2009 I was notified that my Dodge franchise, that
we purchased, will be taken away from my family on June 9, 2009 without
compensation and given to another dealer at no cost to them. My new
vehicle inventory consists of 125 vehicles with a financed balance of 3
million dollars. This inventory becomes impossible to sell with no
factory incentives beyond June 9, 2009. Without the Dodge franchise we
can no longer sell a new Dodge as "new," nor will we be able to do any
warranty service work. Additionally, my Dodge parts inventory,
(approximately $300,000.) is virtually worthless without the ability to
perform warranty service. There is no offer from Chrysler to buy back
the vehicles or parts inventory.

Our facility was recently totally renovated at Chrysler's insistence,
incurring a multi-million dollar debt in the form of a mortgage at Sun
Trust Bank.

HOW IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CAN THIS HAPPEN?

THIS IS A PRIVATE BUSINESS NOT A GOVERNMENT ENTITY

This is beyond imagination! My business is being stolen from me through NO FAULT OF OUR OWN. We did NOTHING wrong.

This atrocity will most likely force my family into bankruptcy. This
will also cause our 50+ employees to be unemployed. How will they
provide for their families? This is a total economic disaster.

HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN IN A FREE MARKET ECONOMY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?

I beseech your help, and look forward to your reply. Thank you.

Sincerely,

George C. Joseph
President & Owner
Sunshine Dodge-Isuzu

I heard this guy on Jerry Doyle ,it is a sad state we as a country allowed to happen.

How did this happen?

I'll tell you how. Because a bunch of fucking cunts voted for Obama or allowed others to do so.

WE NEED A COUP followed by a restoration of the Constitution to take back this nation.

We need to regroup , form a conservative party that purges the RINO's and pervs .real conservatives who view the Constitution as sacred

No. Regrouping won't help. The government has gone too far. They have not taken into account the Unintended Consequences of their restrictions of our liberty.


http://www.amazon.com/Unintended-Consequences-John-Ross/dp/1888118040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243276880&sr=8-1

Sheriff Bob wrote:No. Regrouping won't help. The government has gone too far. They have not taken into account the Unintended Consequences of their restrictions of our liberty.


http://www.amazon.com/Unintended-Consequences-John-Ross/dp/1888118040/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243276880&sr=8-1

I need to go to the library , that book was expensive