Junk the Automakers' Bailout

That $700 billion rescue package for the banks is in danger of turning from a safety net into a slush fund. The scent of money has attracted lobbyists for every interest group in Washington. Now comes word that Treasury secretary Henry Paulson might dip into the fund to bail out struggling automakers GM and Chrysler. If car companies can qualify for a piece of that $700 billion, then there are no theoretical constraints on its use. Full Story »

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by Kaizar Campwala - Oct. 31, 2008

An articulate presentation of a free-market perspective on the doomed automakers, this piece walks us through the logic clearly. The information is not well-sourced, however, and lacks historical perspective (this kind of the thing happened in the early 80s with Chrysler.

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