Conditions for an auto bailout 20 November 2008
Posted by pcNielsen in Aesthetics, Beauty, Environmental stewardship, Live car free, Modern culture, Sustainable living.trackback
NPR commentator Andrei Codrescu suggests that we should bail the automakers out this time, but not next. Give them one more chance to do it right, to embrace alternative fuels or become the dinosaurs they’re so close to becoming already.
And to make beautiful cars. Codrescu stresses the importance of beauty in an automobile. Good for him.
Give the brief spot a listen via this link.
The first electric car, the 1960 Henney Kilowatt. Image from Wikipedia.
I think the reason we should lend them the money this time is due to the special circumstances the global economy is in right now. The US economy is hemorrhaging jobs right now and we need to stabilize that. In a few years, hopefully, losing a few million jobs won’t matter as much.