"History is a wonderful thing, if only it was true"
-Tolstoy

Sunday, June 07, 2009

Genius ... pure genius

Well, maybe not when it comes to business and public policy
Great at getting PR, and selling movies but not sure of some of his "industrial policy"

MichaelMoore.com : Goodbye, GM ...by Michael Moore

I will grant that GM made some massive mistakes, but to be a cheerleader for the fall, that strikes me as a bit too far.

Washington has it's share of blame too.
How about higher gas taxes to encourage changes in behavior, how about shifting costs to the union earlier, how about the fact that, until the recession, the auto industry has been strong (foreign plants in the southern states churning out product).

Mass transit - yup, where you have mass populations, but not in rural areas.
Miss the bus, and you ... miss the bus.

Back to movies Mike

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