[Mr. Pockets]

Originally Posted by Andrew Shrieber

Yes, you have hit the nail on the head to why I simply CANNOT purchase a GM manufactured car as long as the Federal Government owns a majority share in the company. These are deeply held beliefs in the way capitalism is supposed to work, to have a company owned by the government is something that I cannot support.* To purchase a GM car would go against many of my core beliefs should they emerge from Chapter 11 as a government owned company. I apologize if this offends any of you, it makes me sad, every GM car my family has had has served us well. When I got my first car 2 years ago I only looked at American cars and GM was number one on my list, I ended up with a Saturn, a Saturn I enjoy driving. I don't dislike GM, Ive never had anything but wonderful experiences with them. I will consider Ford for my next car purchase because I consider them the last American car company.

I don't like the idea of GM being government owned either, but my point was a little different. I was more commenting on the fact that for a long time we've been encouraged to make our elected officials aware of FIRST by say inviting them to a regional or whatnot. I was just musing about whether that will be accomplished through the government owning GM and GM supporting FIRST. Just a thought...