Friday, December 12, 2008

Voter intent on bailing out automakers

Since I am a citizen and we in Minnesota are so focused on voter intent ( or is that just for the U.S. Senate race? ) then I will show my support for the Big Three bailout. Below are the years since 1990 and how many cars I purchased ( including non Big Three ) :

1990 = 0
1991 = 0
1992 = 0
1993 = 0
1994 = 0
1995 = 0
1996 = 0
1997 = 0
1998 = 0
1999 = 0
2000 = 0
2001 = 1 ( Daewoo Lanos 2-door hatchback - not a Big Three car )
2002 = 0
2003 = 0
2004 = 0
2005 = 0
2006 = 0
2007 = 0
2008 = 0

I foresee this trend going for some time, as I sold my car in March of 2003. I have no intention of owning a car, so why are my taxes expected to bail some car-makers out and not others? Toyota and Honda deserve a fair shake at a bailout if the Big Three get one.

But this is just one voter's intent. I would like to see an overall analysis of the US voter opinion on this issue.

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