We may begin hearing increased support for a bailout of automobile manufacturers. The graph below suggests a bailout may not be supporting firms susceptible to the recent financial woes, but firms who have been unable to compete and deserve to be weaned, or at least, rid of its unions.
For a more detailed and eloquent discussion, see this WSJ editorial.
HT: Carpe Diem
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