Posted by
Conservabear on Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:52:30 PM
Happy Holidays Folks,
www.congress.org Asked again, how we felt about the Auto Bailout. Well, as per usual I was more than happy to oblige. Read Letter Below.
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Mrs. L. H.
December 9, 2008
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[recipient name was inserted here],
Forgive me for being direct: Despite the knowledge that many of us oppose
bailouts of any kind beginning with the 700 billion originally demanded
until the present and probably beyond, what does it matter? Do our
elected officials really give a hoot?
Here is what I think: No one on the Hill really cares what we think and
you all will most certainly do what you want anyway, so why bother to ask
us?
However, now having said that let me now address the reasons for the fall
of the American Auto Industry. Please keep in mind, this may apply to any
American Industry who believed at one time that "Made in America" was a
mark of a great product made with dignity and pride by the talented and
painstaking hands of The American Worker . Sadly, today this is not the
case. With more of our businesses and industries leaving our shores for
the shores of another, we find ourselves wondering why.
Why have you all chased our industries to other countries?
Could it be we have priced ourselves out of all competitive markets due to
business contracts too lofty to fulfill?
Do we make products that are inferior, not that China has the market on
safe and quality products either, (Since when is melamine and cyanuric
acid in any level safe especially in baby formula, (go ask the FDA)?
Is it the Over-Regulation with cafe standards that hurt the quality,
safety and efficiency of a product?
Is it the Illogical, Unrealistic Overemotional demands of the extreme
radical environmentalists with their none of the above, not in my backyard
attitude?
Perhaps people want a larger car perhaps a hybrid and not a dinky little
tin box for twice as much money and not enough car (you need to plug in
every night before you go to bed and what if there is a power-failure,
talk about the strain on the electric grid). Do we put solar panels and
windmills on a car? Which brings me to oil production if OPEC raises it's
price per barrel what then? You seem to forget the petroleum is used for
about 4000 other things in addition to gasoline. If it is a combustion
engine it uses so form of petrol. Did you know there is an asphalt
shortage?
Solutions: If the coastal states allow drilling offshore up to 8 miles,
and allow the Fed to drill beyond the 8 mile limit, then I would think the
increase in revenue for both the states and the fed could well pay for
alternative energy expansion, auto retooling and design. Use the
natural resources we have in abundance, while developing the alternatives.
Don't subject the USA to unreasonable demands, a weakened national security
and economy and by the way do away with that goofy Mark to Market
accounting rule and those overreaching Sarbanes-Oxley regulations they
evidently are Not Working.
Listen folks, if the UAW is willing to make some concessions you should be
willing to make concessions with the accounting rules and ask the enviros
to slow down a bit in saving the planet because the humans live here as
well. Considering the Earth is slowing and the Sun is aging, (well we are
all aging), we can only do what is realistic and feasible at this time.
What say you?
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Have A Blessed Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Sincerely,
Mrs. L. H.