Government Intrusion

The US Government has no business getting into business.  Intrusion into American businesses can only hurt business and as a result hurt employment.  This country was founded on principals of free enterprise and is one of the things that make this country great.  As a self employed person, I really just want the government to get out of my way.  Give me a level playing field so that I can compete and others have no unfair advantage and that is OK with me.  This idea of controlling GM, taking shares away from stockholders and giving over control to the unions is a very bad idea.  This is not the Socialist States of America.  Unions have essentially sucked the tit dry and now they are going to cannibalize the body that supports them...won't work.  Let forward looking businessmen take a shot at the helm without union and government interference and maybe GM has a chance.  As it is, it is a recipe for disaster.

The American taxpayer will be left holding the bag and paying for more government intrusion.  That is really Un-American in and of itsself.  I really believe that given the chance, Americans can design, build, and compete on the global level, but not with government interference.  We can come out of this recession smelling like a rose if the Government will let us.  Stabilize the banks, let prudence be our guide, live responsibly and ethically, and let good ol American ingenuity take over.  We can do this.  Socialism never has worked and never will.