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Ｗｈｅｎ ｉｔ ｃｏｍｅｓ ｔｏ ｐｉｎｎｉｎｇ ｂｌａｍｅ ｏｎ ｗｈａｔ ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ ｃａｕｓｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｆｉｎａｎｃｉａｌ ｃａｔａｓｔｒｏｐｈｅ ａｔ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ａｌｍｏｓｔ ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ ｏｎ ａｌｌ ｓｉｄｅｓ ｌａｃｋｓ ａｎｙ ｌｏｎｇｅｒ ｔｅｒｍ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｉｃ ｐｅｒｓｐｅｃｔｉｖｅ. Ｙｅｓ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ Ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ Ｕｎｉｏｎｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅｌｙ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ ｆｏｒ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｈｏｒｔ ｔｅｒｍ ａｎｄ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｉｍｐｏｓｅｄ ｂｙ ａ ｈｉｇｈｅｒ ｐｏｗｅｒ. Ｗｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｏｎｃｅ ｔｈｅ ｂｉｇｇｅｓｔ ｍｏｓｔ ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｎ ｅａｒｔｈ ｆｅｌｌ ｖｉｃｔｉｍ ｔｏ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｉｎｔｅｒｖｅｎｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｇｒｅｅｄ. Ｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｌｏｎｇｅｒ ｔｅｒｍ ｐｅｒｓｐｅｃｔｉｖｅ ｏｎ ｗｈａｔ ｃａｕｓｅｄ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｔｏ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ａｎ ｕｎｓｕｓｔａｉｎａｂｌｅ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ: Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｉｍｐｏｓｅｄ ｌａｂｏｒ ｌａｗｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ. Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｒｕｌｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｆａｖｏｒｅｄ ｕｎｉｏｎ ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｓ ｏｖｅｒ ｍａｎｙ ｙｅａｒｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｈａｖｅ ｈａｄ ａ ｌｏｔ ｍｏｒｅ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ ｏｖｅｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｂａｓｉｃ ｌｏｎｇ ｔｅｒｍ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｌａｂｏｒ. Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｓｕｆｆｅｒｅｄ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｉｔ'ｓ ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ ａｎｄ ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ. Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ Ｓｔａｔｅ ｏｆ Ｍｉｃｈｉｇａｎ, Ｔｈｅ Ｃｉｔｉｅｓ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｉｔｓ ｆａｃｔｏｒｉｅｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｂａｓｅｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ Ｆｅｄｅｒａｌ Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｓａｗ ｔｈｅ ｍａｊｏｒ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ ｏｆ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ａｓ ａ ｍａｊｏｒ ｃａｓｈ ｃｏｗ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｌｋｉｎｇ. Ｉｎ ｄｕｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｏｖｅｒ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ 50 ｙｅａｒｓ, ｔｈｅ Ｍｉｌｋｉｎｇ ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｂｌｅｅｄｉｎｇ. Ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ａｂｕｓｉｖｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ'ｓ ｖｉａｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｏｖｅｒ ｍａｎｙ ｙｅａｒｓ. Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ａ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｖｉｃｔｉｍｉｚｅｄ ｂｙ ｉｔ'ｓ ｏｗｎ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｖｉｃｔｉｍｉｚｅｄ ｂｙ Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ. Ｔｈｅ ｆｕｎｎｙ ｔｈｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ａ ｔｈｅｏｒｙ ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｃａｎ ｌｅａｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｃｌｕｓｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｙｂｅ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｏｗｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ａ ｌｏｔ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ｍａｎｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｈｉｎｋ. Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｗａｓ ａ ｍａｊｏｒ ｆａｃｔｏｒ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ ｏｆ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｉｎ Ｗｏｒｌｄ Ｗａｒ 2 ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｓｕｂｓｅｑｕｅｎｔ ｗａｒｓ ｔｈａｔ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｂｅ ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ. Ｏｎ ａｎ ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ ｂａｓｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｗａｓ ｈａｒｍｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｉｍｅ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｉｔｓ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ ａｎｄ ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ. Ｔｈｅ Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ Ｓｔａｔｅｓ ｉｓ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｌａｒｇｅｓｔ ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉａｌ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｂｏｔｈ ａ ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｅ ｉｎｃｏｍｅ ｔａｘ ａｎｄ ｈｉｇｈ ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｅ ｃａｐｉｔａｌ ｇａｉｎｓ ｔａｘｅｓ. Ｆｏｒ ｙｅａｒｓ ａｎｄ ｙｅａｒｓ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ａｓ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ ｌａｒｇｅｓｔ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ Ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｗａｓ ｔａｘｅｄ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｈｉｇｈｅｓｔ ｒａｔｅ. Ｔｈｅｓｅ ｔａｘｅｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｉｍｐｏｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｂｙ ａ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｔｈａｔ ｓａｉｄ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｄｏｉｎｇ ｉｔ ｆｏｒ ｒｅ-ｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅｓ. Ｈｉｇｈ ｔａｘｅｓ ｈｕｒｔ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｍｏｔｏｒ'ｓ ｓｈａｒｅｈｏｌｄｅｒｓ ｗｈｏ ａｓ ｉｔ ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ ｗｅｒｅ ａｌｓｏ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｏ ｓｅｃｏｎｄａｒｙ ｔａｘｅｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｇａｉｎｓ ｂｅｙｏｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｔａｘｅｓ ｐａｉｄ. Ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ'ｓ ｃａｐｉｔａｌ ｗａｓ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｓｐｅｎｔ ｏｎ Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ ｆｏｒ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｎｇｒｅｓｓ ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｓｐｅｎｄ ｉｔ ｏｎ ｓｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｈａｄ ａ ｌｏｔ ｌｅｓｓ ｍｏｎｅｙ ｉｎｖｅｓｔ ｉｎ ｉｔｓ ｏｗｎ ｆｕｔｕｒｅ ｃａｐｉｔａｌ ｅｘｐｅｎｄｉｔｕｒｅｓ. Ｗｈｅｎ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｗａｓ ｍｏｓｔ ｐｒｏｆｉｔａｂｌｅ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｆｏｒｃｅｄ ｂｙ ｃｏｅｒｃｉｖｅ ｔａｘａｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ ｆｏｒ "ｔｈｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ｇｏｏｄ" ｗｈａｔ ｅｖｅｒ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ ｉｔ ｉｎ ｎｅｅｄ ｏｆ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ ａｎｄ ｂｏｒｒｏｗｉｎｇ ｆｕｎｄｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ ｍａｒｋｅｔ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｐｅｎｓａｔｅ ｆｏｒ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ａｗａｙ ｉｎ ｔａｘｅｓ ｔｈａｎｋｓ ｔｏ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｃｏｅｒｃｉｏｎ. Ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ ａｕｔｏｍｏｂｉｌｅ ｍａｎｕｆａｃｔｕｒｅｒｓ ｈａｖｅ ｈａｄ ａ ｌｏｎｇ ｔｅｒｍ ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｔａｘｅｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｉｍｐｏｓｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｍ. Ｏｎｌｙ ｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｉｄｅａ ｔｈａｔ ｄｏｕｂｌｅ ｔａｘａｔｉｏｎ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｉｓ ｆｏｒｃｅｄ ｔｏ ｐａｙ ｏｕｔ ｔａｘｅｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｈａｒｅｈｏｌｄｅｒｓ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｔａｘ ｓｙｓｔｅｍ! Ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｍａｊｏｒ ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ ｃｏｍｐｅｔｉｔｏｒｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｂｌｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｄｅａｔｈ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｍａｎｎｅｒ ａｎｄ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｎｏｗ ｓｕｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｉｓ. Ｊｕｓｔ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｂａｓｉｓ ｏｆ ｒｅｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ ｔａｘａｔｉｏｎ ｏｎｅ ｃａｎ ｌｏｏｋ ｂａｃｋ ｏｖｅｒ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ 50 ｙｅａｒｓ ａｎｄ ｓａｙ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｙｂｅ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｓｕｃｈ ａ ｍａｊｏｒ ｓｕｃｋｉｎｇ ｐａｒａｓｉｔｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｇｉｖｅ ａ ｌｏｔ ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｄ ｂａｃｋ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｉｓ ｉｎ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ! Ｉｔ ｓｏｕｎｄｓ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｎｏｖｅｌ ａｓ ａｎ ｉｄｅａ ｕｎｔｉｌ ｏｎｅ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｓ ｔｈｅ ｒｅ-ｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ ｔｈｅｏｒｙ ｏｆ ｔａｘａｔｉｏｎ. Ｉｆ ｒｅｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ ｗａｓ ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ｃａｐｉｔａｌ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｈａｎｄｓ ｏｆ ａ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ ｔｏ ｇｉｖｅ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｆａｉｌｕｒｅｓ ｏｆ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ｔｈａｎ ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｅｍ ｔｈｅ ｓｏｃｉａｌｉｓｔ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｏｗｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ａ ｌｏｔ ｉｎ ｉｔｓ ｔｉｍｅ ｏｆ ｎｅｅｄ. Ｗｅｌｌ, ｔｈｅ ｈｅｌｌ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｓｈａｒｅｈｏｌｄｅｒｓ! Ｈｏｗ ｃａｎ ｔｈａｔ ｂｅ ｆａｉｒ? Ｔｈｅｓｅ ｒｉｃｈ ｓｈａｒｅｈｏｌｄｅｒｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｔ ｇｅｎｅｒｏｕｓｌｙ ｇａｖｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｔａｘｅｓ ｖｏｌｕｎｔａｒｉｌｙ ｆｏｒ ｒｅｄｉｓｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅｓ. Ｅａｃｈ ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈｉｓ ｎｅｅｄ. Ｎｏｗ ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ ｔｈａｔ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｓｅｅｓ ｉｔｓ ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ｏｖｅｒ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ａｓ ｉｆ ｓｕｃｋｉｎｇ ｉｔｓ ｃａｐｉｔａｌ ｄｒｙ ｆｒｏｍ ｉｔ ｏｖｅｒ ｓｏ ｍａｎｙ ｙｅａｒｓ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｄａｍａｇｅ ｔｏ ｄｏ. Ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ａｌｓｏ ｐｌａｙｅｄ ａ ｍｏｒｅ ｒｅｃｅｎｔ ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｉｎａｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｐｅｔｅ ｂｙ ｃｒｅａｔｉｎｇ ｒｕｌｅｓ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ, ｕｎｌｉｋｅ Ｗａｌｍａｒｔ, ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｉｍｐｏｒｔ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ ＵＳＡ ｖｅｈｉｃｌｅｓ ａｎｄ ｐａｒｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｍａｎｕｆａｃｔｕｒｅｄ ｏｒ ｏｕｔｓｏｕｒｃｅｄ ｏｖｅｒｓｅａｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ ａｕｔｏｍｏｂｉｌｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｄｏ ｔｈａｔ ｂｕｔ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｆｏｒｂｉｄｄｅｎ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｓｏ. Ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｃａｎ'ｔ ｂｅ ｂｌａｍｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｉｓ. Ｌａｂｏｒ ｃａｎ ｂｅ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ Ｌａｂｏｒ ｌｏｎｇ ａｇｏ ｌｏｓｔ ｉｔｓ ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒｈｏｏｄ ｏｆ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｗｏｒｋｅｒｓ ｍｅｎｔａｌｉｔｙ ａｎｄ ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｈｉｇｈｌｙ ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌｉｚｅｄ. Ｎｏ ｏｎｅ ｉｓ ａｓ ｍｕｃｈ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｆｒｅｅ ｔｒａｄｅ ａｎｄ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ＮＡＦＴＡ ａｓ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｂｉｇ ｕｎｉｏｎｓ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ. Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｔｉｌｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ ｆｉｅｌｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｕｎｉｏｎ ｓｉｄｅ. Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ａｌｓｏ ａｓｓｉｓｔｅｄ ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｉｎ ａｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ ａｔｔｏｒｎｅｙｓ ｗｈｏ ｗｏｒｋ ｆｏｒ ｍａｊｏｒ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｏ ｆａｖｏｒ ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｏｖｅｒ ｓｈａｒｅ ｏｗｎｅｒｓ. Ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｇｏ ｏｕｔ ａｎｄ ｂｕｙ ａ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌｌｉｎｇ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ ｉｎ ａ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｌｉｋｅ ＧＭ ａｎｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｆｉｒｅ ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｎｏｒ ｇｅｔ ｓｅａｔｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｂｏａｒｄ ｏｆ ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒｓ. Ｔｈｉｓ ｈａｓ ｔｈｅ ｔｅｎｄｅｎｃｙ ｔｏ ｇｉｖｅ ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎｓ ｓｅｌｆ ｓｅｒｖｉｎｇ ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｒｕｂｂｅｒ ｓｔａｍｐ ｂｏａｒｄｓ ｏｆ ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒｓ. Ｔｈｅ ＳＥＣ ｈａｓ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｍａｄｅ ｉｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐｏｌｉｃｙ ｗｉｔｈ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｏｒｙ ｏｖｅｒｋｉｌｌ ｔｏ ｓａｙ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｏｎｌｙ ｔａｋｅ ｂｏｎｕｓｅｓ ｉｎ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｓｈａｒｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｓｅｌｌ ｓｏ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｃｏｍｅｓ ｔｏ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｓ ａｓ ｓｈａｒｅｈｏｌｄｅｒｓ. Ｎｏ ｏｎｅ ｉｓ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｉｎｇ ｄｒａｆｔｉｎｇ ｓｈａｒｅｈｏｌｄｅｒ ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｌａｗｓ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅ ｌａｗｙｅｒｓ ｄｏｎ'ｔ ｆｅｅｌ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔ? Ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｍａｎｙ ｙｅａｒｓ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ ｔｈｅｙ ｐａｉｄ ｅｎｏｒｍｏｕｓ ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｅ ｔａｘｅｓ ｔｏ ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔｓ , ｔｈｅｙ ｃｒｅａｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｋｅｒ'ｓ ｐａｒａｄｉｓｅ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｏ ａｎｄ ａｌｓｏ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｏ ｄｏｕｂｌｅ ｔａｘａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｈａｒｅ ｏｗｎｅｒｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ａｂｉｄｅｓ ｂｙ ａ ｍｕｌｔｉｔｕｄｅ ｏｆ ｃｏｓｔｌｙ ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔａｌ ｏｎｅｓ ｔｏ ｗｏｒｋ ｐｌａｃｅ ｓａｆｅｔｙ ｒｕｌｅｓ. ＧＭ ａｌｓｏ ｗｅｎｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｇｏ ａｌｏｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｏｃｉａｌ ａｔｔｉｔｕｄｅ ｔｈａｔ "ｔｈｅｙ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｇｉｖｅ ｂａｃｋ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｔｙ" ｄｏｎａｔｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｎｏｎ ｐｒｏｆｉｔ ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ ｓｏｒｔｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｌｌｉｏｎｓ ｏｒ ｂｉｌｌｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ ｏｖｅｒ ｍａｎｙ ｙｅａｒｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｈａｐｐｉｌｙ ａｂｉｄｅｓ ｂｙ ａｌｌ ｒｕｌｅｓ ａｎｄ ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎｓ ｍｏｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｉｍｐｏｓｅｄ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｆｏｒｃｅｄ ｔｏ ｇｉｖｅ ｕｐ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｉｎｔｅｒｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ ｆｒｅｅ ｍａｒｋｅｔ ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅｓ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｓａｋｅ ｏｆ ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ ＵＳ ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅｓ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ ｆｏｒｃｅｄ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｐｅｔｅ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ ｗｏｒｋｅｒｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｉｓ ａｂｓｕｒｄ. Ｉｆ ｏｎｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ ａｎｄ ｃａｌｃｕｌａｔｅ ｈｏｗ ｍｕｃｈ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｐａｉｄ ｉｎ ｔａｘｅｓ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｙｅａｒｓ ａｎｄ ｈｏｗ ｍａｎｙ ｃｏｓｔｌｙ ｒｕｌｅｓ ａｎｄ ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｈｅｙ ｃｏｍｐｌｉｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ａｎｄ ｗｈａｔ ｓａｃｒｉｆｉｃｅｓ ｔｈｅｙ ｍａｄｅ ｔｏ ｈｅｌｐ ｗｉｎ ａ ｆｅｗ ｍａｊｏｒ ｗａｒｓ ｉｎ ａ ｂｉｇ ｗａｙ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ａｄｊｕｓｔ ａｌｌ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｆｉｇｕｒｅｓ ｆｏｒ ｉｎｆｌａｔｉｏｎ ｔｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｍａｙ ｏｗｅ ｔｈｅｍ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ａ ｔｒｉｌｌｉｏｎ ｄｏｌｌａｒｓ. Ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ ｔｈｉｓ ｔｈｅｓｉｓ ａｎｄ ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ ｉｓ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ ｈｅｒｅｓｙ. Ｗｈａｔ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｏｗｅ ａ ｂｉｇ ｍｅａｎ ｕｇｌｙ ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎ ｌｉｋｅ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ? Ｉｎ ｐｏｉｎｔ ｏｆ ｆａｃｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｄｏ. Ａ ｌｏｔ ｏｆ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｒｅｖｅｎｕｅ ｃａｍｅ ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ ａｎｄ ｉｎｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ ｆｒｏｍ ＧＭ. 1 ｉｎ 6 ｊｏｂｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｏｎｃｅ ｒｅｌａｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ａｕｔｏｍｏｂｉｌｅ. Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｐｏｓｉｔｉｖｅｌｙ ａｍａｚｉｎｇ ｈｏｗ ｍｕｃｈ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ ｄｏｅｓ ｏｗｅ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ. ＧＭ Ｓｈａｒｅｈｏｌｄｅｒｓ ｔｅｎｄｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｌｏｓｅｒｓ ｏｖｅｒ ｍａｎｙ ｙｅａｒｓ ｂｕｔ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｐｒｏｆｉｔｅｄ. Ｎｏｗ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｋｅｒｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ Ｓｈａｒｅ ｏｗｎｅｒｓ ａｔ ＧＭ ａｒｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｖｅｒｇｅ ｏｆ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｓｈｏｗ ｆｏｒ ｍａｎｙ ｙｅａｒｓ ｏｆ ｗｈａｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｒｅｍａｉｎｅｄ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ. Ｔｈｅ ｃｏｓｔｓ ｉｍｐｏｓｅｄ ｂｙ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ ｄｉｄ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｏ ｈｏｂｂｌｅ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｔｈａｎ ｅｒｒｏｒｓ ｏｆ ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｏｒ ｇｒｅｅｄｙ ｓｈａｒｅ ｏｗｎｅｒｓ ａｓ ｔｈｅｙ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｌｌ ｏｕｔ ａｎｄ ａ ｎｅｗ ｏｗｎｅｒ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｕｙ ｔｈｅ ｓｈａｒｅｓ. Ｓｏｍｅ ｙｅａｒｓ ｔｈｅ ｄｉｖｉｄｅｎｄｓ ｐａｉｄ ｏｕｔ ｔｏ ｓｈａｒｅ ｏｗｎｅｒｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏｔ ａｓ ｈｉｇｈ ａｓ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘｅｓ ｐａｉｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ! Ｓｏ ｈｏｗ ｃｏｍｅ ＧＭ ｉｓ ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｂｌａｍｅ? Ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｐｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｉｎ ｄｅｂｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｉｔ ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｂｅ. Ａ ｌｏｔ ｏｆ ＵＳ ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ ｐａｙ ｈｉｇｈ ｔａｘ ｒａｔｅｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｇｏ ｂａｃｋ ｔｏ ｂｏｒｒｏｗ ｍｏｎｅｙ ｆｒｏｍ ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ ｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ. Ｓｏｍｅｏｎｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｆｉｇｕｒｅ ｏｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ＧＭ ｗａｓ ｆｏｒｃｅｄ ｔｏ ｇｉｖｅ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｙｅａｒｓ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｏｄ ｃａｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｊｕｓｔ ｔｏ ｌｅｔ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔ ｗｅ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｗｅ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｏｗｅ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ. Ｍｙ ａｔｔｉｔｕｄｅ ｎｏｗ ｉｓ ｌｉｋｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｗｈｏ ｔｈｉｎｇ ＧＭ ｎｅｅｄｓ ｔｏ ｇｏ ｂａｎｋｒｕｐｔ ａｔ ｔｈｉｓ ｐｏｉｎｔ ｂｕｔ Ｏｈ ｉｔ ｉｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｓｕｅ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ---ａｎｄ ａ ｃｏｕｒｔ ｍａｄｅ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｐａｙ ｕｐ ｔｈｅｎ ｍａｙｂｅ ａｎ ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ ｃａｎ ｂｅ ｍａｄｅ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅ ａｌｌ ｏｗｅ ｔｈｉｓ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ. ＧＭ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ａｎ ｕｎｓｕｓｔａｉｎａｂｌｅ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ ｉｆ ｉｔ ｃａｎ ｊｕｓｔ ｓｔａｒｔ ｉｍｐｏｒｔｉｎｇ ｉｔｓ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｏｖｅｒｓｅａｓ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ＵＳ ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ. Ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｗａｓ ｖｉａｂｌｅ ｊｕｓｔ ｔｗｏ ｙｅａｒｓ ａｇｏ. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ａ ｌｏｔ ｏｆ ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｓｔｏｒｙ ｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｏｗ ｗｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｔｈｉｎｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｉｓ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｆａｉｌｅｄ ａｎｄ ｍｏｓｔ ｏｆ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｏｎｌｙ ｐａｒｔ ｔｒｕｅ ｏｒ ａ ｓｈｏｒｔ ｔｅｒｍ ｐｅｒｓｐｅｃｔｉｖｅ ｏｒ ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃａｌ ａｎｄ ａｎｔｉ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ. Ｔｈｅ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｔｈｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｉｓ ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔ ｉｓ Ｉｆ ｉｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｍａｄｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｓａｙ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｌｉｋｅ ａ ｄａｍ ｏｎ ａ ｒｉｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔａｌ ｋｏｏｋｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ａｌｌ ｂｅ ｎｏｄｄｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｈｅａｄ ａｎｄ ｓａｙｉｎｇ , "Ｙｅｓ, ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｏｗｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｗｉｌｄ ａｎｄ ｓｃｅｎｉｃ ｒｉｖｅｒ--ｉｔｓ ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｄａｍ ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｓｔｓ ｏｆ ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｒｉｖｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｄａｍ ｏｖｅｒ ｍａｎｙ ｙｅａｒｓ. ｙｅｓ ｙｅｓ ｙｅｓ..." Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｈａｖｅ ｊｕｓｔ ｔｈｅ ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅ ｖｉｅｗ ｏｆ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ'ｓ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｔｏ ｈａｒｍｉｎｇ ｏｎｃｅ ｆｒｅｅ ｅｎｔｅｒｐｒｉｓｅｓ ｌｉｋｅ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｏｖｅｒ ａ ｌｏｎｇ ｐｅｒｉｏｄ ｏｆ ｔｉｍｅ. Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｗａｓ ｗａｓ ｍｏｒｅ ｄａｍｎｅｄ ｂｙ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｔｈａｎ ａｎｙ ｒｉｖｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｄａｍ. Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｐｕｂｌｉｃａｎｓ ｖｏｔｅｄ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｔｈ ｔａｘ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｄｏｉｎｇ ｈａｒｍ ｔｏ ｓｍａｌｌ ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｅｎｔｅｒｐｒｉｓｅｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｍａｎｎｅｒ ａｓ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｄｉｄ ｔｏ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｓｍａｌｌ ｅｎｔｅｒｐｒｉｓｅｓ ｂｙ ｆｏｒｃｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｏｗｎｅｒｓ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｓｅｌｌ ｔｈｅｍ ｏｆｆ ｔｏ ｐａｙ ｔｈｅ ｔａｘｅｓ ｄｕｅ. Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｓ ｉｔｓ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｔｈｅ ｋｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒａｓｉｔｅ ｂｅａｓｔｓ ａｎｄ ｔａｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｂｉｇｇｅｓｔ ｃｕｔ ｏｆ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｙ ｗａｎｔ ｆｏｒ ａｎｙ ｒｅａｓｏｎ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ａｎｙ ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ. Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｍａｙ ｂｅ ｔｈｅ ｐｏｓｔｅｒ ｃｈｉｌｄ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｉｓ ｒｏｙａｌ ａｔｔｉｔｕｄｅ. Ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｃｅｎｅｓ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｉｎ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ａｒｅ ｐｌｏｔｔｉｎｇ ａ ｄｅｍｉｓｅ ｏｆ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｔｈｉｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｍｉｎｕｔｅ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｉｎｔｅｎｄ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｉｎｓｔａｎｔ ｇｒａｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐｉｅｃｅ ｏｆ ｉｔ ｏｒ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｓｕｒｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ｇｅｔ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｗａｎｔ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃａｒｃａｓｓ. Ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｉｓ ｃｏｎｖｉｎｃｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｏｗｅｓ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｂａｎｋｒｕｐｔｃｙ ｌａｗｙｅｒ ｖｕｌｔｕｒｅｓ ｗｈｏ ｗｉｌｌ ｃｈａｒｇｅ $2000 ａｎ ｈｏｕｒ ｆｅｅｓ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｏｆ ｈｏｗ ｍｕｃｈ ｔｈｅｙ ｌｏｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ, ｓｈａｒｅ ｏｗｎｅｒｓ ａｎｄ ｕｎｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｌｏｏｓｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ. Ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｗｈｙ ｉｔ ｉｓ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ｔｈａｔ ｗｈａｔ ｉｓ ｈａｐｐｅｎｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｆｕｌｌｙ ｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ. Ｉｆ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｏｄｎｅｓｓ ｏｆ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｔｈａｔ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｌｏｎｇ ｔｅｒｍ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｏｄｎｅｓｓ ｏｆ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｓｅｌｆ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ ｔｈａｔ ｗｉｌｌ ｓｏｏｎ ｂｅ ｓｅｒｖｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄ ｂｏｄｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ａｓ ａ ｈｏｔ ｄｉｓｈ ａｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐａｒｔｙ ｔｏ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｅ ｔｈｅ ｋｉｌｌｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐａｒａｓｉｔｉｃ ｈｏｓｔ. Ｈｅｙ ｉｆ ａｌｌ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｔａｘｅｓ ａｎｄ ｃｏｓｔｌｙ ｒｅｇｕｌａｔｉｏｎｓ ｗｅｒｅ ａｌｌ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ｇｏｏｄ ｔｈａｎ ＧＭ ｃｏｍｐｌｉｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ｇｏｏｄ. Ｔｈａｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｎａｔｕｒａｌｌｙ ｍｅａｎｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｏｗｅ ｉｔ ａ ｈｅｌｌ ｏｆ ａ ｌｏｔ. Ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｊｕｓｔ ａｎ ｕｎｐｏｐｕｌａｒ ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ ｔｈｅｏｒｙ. Ｈａｄ Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ Ｍｏｔｏｒｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｐａｒａｓｉｔｅ ｏｆｆ ｔｈｅ ＵＳ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ｆｏｒ ａｓ ｍａｎｙ ｙｅａｒｓ ａｓ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｗａｙ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ＧＭ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓａｌｌｙ ｃｏｎｄｅｍｎｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｎｏｔ ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ｂａｃｋ. Ｓｏ ｗｈａｔ ｇｉｖｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｖｅｒｎｍｅｎｔ ａ ｐａｓｓ? |
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