[detroitboy]

There is no other industry that can be created in this country that would provide as many jobs as we are talking about losing here. Add up the numbers....the most bang the government can get for their buck is to help out GM.
If help does not arrive the ripple effects throughout the country will leave everyone saying later "we should have helped GM".
Additionally.....all cars will have to be replaced eventually. There is a guaranteed market for GM products. Consumers can only put off replacing their vehicles for a certain amount of time. When it comes time for everyone to replace their cars do you want to see all the profits from that enterprise go to Japan? Do you actually think that the Japanese companies will not raise their prices when they have the only product on the market?
Yea..I know...Chrysler and Ford are still "out there". But for how long if GM falls? The Japanese companies can undercut the prices for a couple years, force Chrysler and Ford out of business and take over the world market. We would then be at their mercy with everyone saying "oh no....how could this have happened?"
Wake up people....letting GM crash will affect every aspect of our economy from coast to coast and we will never recover from it.