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I hate threads like these. I really do. It sounds like a whistleblower trying to out a scandal.
Here's the scandal: some people still don't think it was a good idea to save GM.
GM was jacked up. Chrysler was dying. If they fell, so would millions of jobs. The economy was already crushed. Did saving these two companies save the economy? No. I still couldn't get a decent job until I joined the service. This isn't a political forum, and we aren't going to discuss all that.
Let's look at it through a different lens. GM survived. American cars still exist on a large scale. Muscle cars, specifically the Camaro and Corvette, continue to burn rubber and crush imported competition.
Was Pontiac an unfair sacrifice? In my opinion, I think we could have saved them, but the sacrifices would have been very great. GM attempted to close much of its dealer network, but dealers rallied and pressure kept that from happening on the grand scale GM planned.
In any case, Pontiac had to go back then. It's gone now. If it came back, that would be great.
Somehow, I don't feel like this thread solves anything. Did I mention that I hate these threads?
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