Why are only the automakers being encouraged to go into bankruptcy? Why not Wall St?

[brentspeak]

It sure wasn't Detroit that triggered the worldwide economic collapse.

[leftstreet]

1. There weren't any unions to bust on Wall Street?

Is that the correct answer?

[Howardx]

3. bingo

my first thought

[empyreanisles]

2. Nor does Detroit control the flow of money and credit.

It ain't fair. But its how our economy works.

Obama is only concerned with what works in this case, not what seems "fair".

[Auggie]

4. I don't believe Detroit has as much ownership of Congress as it used to.

That has been taken over by The Financiers


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