Man I just can’t believe I’m reading this, @Moanalua.
“I’m not CERTAIN that he’s the Feds’ puppet, but he PROBABLY is. That’s the gist I’ve been getting from other Pontiac-related websites. It would make sense, if the Feds installed people who sing their (the Feds’) tune.”
Akerson is an accomplished business man. He’s a millionaire and has served as CFO of MCI, CEO of General Instrument, CEO of Nextel (growing revenue from $170 million to $3.3 billion in three years), and a venture capital fund. I’ve no sympathy for anyone who labels the man as a puppet, especially when your sources are even further-misinformed “Pontiac-related websites”.
You should read the GM Authority blog more often, man. The best part? He’s a Republican.
You seem to be trying to spin the GM ownership/bailout story into some kind of a political conspiracy… when there’s no conspiracy to be had. Why not commend GM on making the best cars on the road… something it hasn’t done in several decades — and for making (lots of) money as well — something that hasn’t occurred in almost the same amount of time.
Furthermore, your economics argument is flawed.
What you’re doing is retaliating at GM for not catering to your every whim… economics doesn’t concern itself with emotion, as you know. So according to economics, you’re making an irrational decision. Instead of buying the best product/value (rational consumer behavior), you’re planning on going out of your way to “show ’em up”.
