^^it was AIG not AEG and they didn't get $500 mill brotha. But I see your point. LoL!

I am just as fustrated with the government bailing out these giant corps. But the alternative is just as devastating, right? 1 in 10 jobs in this country is connected to the auto industry. Not to mention the pensions many retirees count on from the auto industry. Many of these people are too old, frail, sick to go back to work. Can we afford 10-20 million unemployed? Can you imagine the strain on the social welfare system? The already tanking housing market would completely collapse. Again, not to mention the dominoe effect it will have on other industries.

So while we bitch about the government bailing out the big 3, no one here has come up with a viable alternative. I don't have any theories either, but the question remains, do we allow these giants to fail and sacrifice millions of jobs to 'teach these guys a lesson', or do we burden an already tax strained public to make up for these guys fvck ups? One thing for sure if any bail out is to happen, the government should absolutely require the unions to renegotiate their contracts and kill the absurd $27 an hour starting salary and bring it closer to the $12-$14/hr the Asian and European carmakers pay their employees.

Just my .02!