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<blockquote data-quote="brett636" data-source="post: 432289" data-attributes="member: 249"><p>I have this crazy idea, but I'm not certain it will be recieved well by those supporting the big 3 on this bailout plan. How about they build and sell cars people actually want to buy? If I wanted to give money to Ford, GM, or Chrysler I would purchase one of their cars. I see myself purchasing a newer vehicle sometime in the next 24 months and currently none of the Big 3 have vehicles that are even in my top 10 list. This crying for money from the government certainly doesn't improve my personal opinion of them. I'm not going to say the loss of jobs wouldn't affect our economy as I live in a state with a lot of people employed by the Big 3, but it won't be the end of the world. While we do have GM plants laying off workers we have Honda who recently opened a plant in Greensburg Indiana which began production a little over a month ago and has plans on opening multiple shifts when it currently is running with one. Subaru and Toyota both have manufacturing plants here in this state and they are doing fine. BMW and Hyundia have plants in Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennesee, and they aren't asking for bailout money. The Big 3 will just have to file Chapter 11 and work things out through the courts to get the changes necessary to stay in business. They won't shutdown completely, and if they do someone will come in to take their place. While these companies have played an important role in the growth and history of this nation maybe its time for them to stay part of our history and not our future. I really don't think giving money to these companies is in our country's best future interests.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brett636, post: 432289, member: 249"] I have this crazy idea, but I'm not certain it will be recieved well by those supporting the big 3 on this bailout plan. How about they build and sell cars people actually want to buy? If I wanted to give money to Ford, GM, or Chrysler I would purchase one of their cars. I see myself purchasing a newer vehicle sometime in the next 24 months and currently none of the Big 3 have vehicles that are even in my top 10 list. This crying for money from the government certainly doesn't improve my personal opinion of them. I'm not going to say the loss of jobs wouldn't affect our economy as I live in a state with a lot of people employed by the Big 3, but it won't be the end of the world. While we do have GM plants laying off workers we have Honda who recently opened a plant in Greensburg Indiana which began production a little over a month ago and has plans on opening multiple shifts when it currently is running with one. Subaru and Toyota both have manufacturing plants here in this state and they are doing fine. BMW and Hyundia have plants in Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennesee, and they aren't asking for bailout money. The Big 3 will just have to file Chapter 11 and work things out through the courts to get the changes necessary to stay in business. They won't shutdown completely, and if they do someone will come in to take their place. While these companies have played an important role in the growth and history of this nation maybe its time for them to stay part of our history and not our future. I really don't think giving money to these companies is in our country's best future interests. [/QUOTE]
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