re: #1181 Kosh’s Shadow

Obama says “he’s not interested in running GM” and the government will stay out of management “in all but the most critical areas”.
I hope the government stays out as much as possible, but I doubt that will really be the case.

“in all but the most critical areas.”

This qualification is what gives the game away, IMHO. Who defines “critical”? Clearly, the administration, as that’s the qualifier for getting into the decision making process.

“Your designs are creating cars that people want to buy, but those cars are simply not environmentally acceptable. This is a critical area, and we have been forced to intervene.”

“Your environmentally acceptable auto designs are creating cars that no one seems to want to buy. This is a critical area, and we have been forced to intervene.”

“You don’t seem to be able to sell enough cars to keep the company running. This is a critical area, and we have been forced to intervene.”

“Well, we let GM try everything, and it’s clear that they don’t know what they’re doing. We have instructed management to bring the Trabant to market within six months.”

“We’ve determined that the only problem with GM is unfair competition from Ford, which is making an obscene profit of almost 8% on each car. This is a critical area, and we’ve just decided to take over the Ford Motor Company.”