Jill

Senator Coleman and I have been corresponding a lot, lately. I've sent him a couple of emails recently (along with similar emails to my representatives) and he's been kind enough to respond (or, has some well appointed staff members). The Congress.org website can be dangerous in the hands of an opinionated and demanding woman such as myself.

My most recent email I've sent him:

I oppose the $25 billion in emergency loans to the auto industry because
bad management should NOT be rewarded. These car companies are hurting
because they haven't actually had to COMPETE with any foreign car
companies due to the funds the government has already sent them over the
years. Let's get American cars competitive again! If they don't have to
fight for their own existence - like any other company out there - they
get complacent, uncompetitive and too big - like they are now.

Sincerely,


Jill

And his very informative response:( Read more... )

It took me a second to remember that we have a threatened Ford plant in St. Paul (viksin and princeaeneas both lived near it for a while). It seems the more I learn in my Internation Business Management class, the less I am for government bailouts. The history of Nokia is interesting in that they came from a highly competitive environment and had to be competitive in order to succeed and survive. However, I think the failure of the $600 billion financial bailout is looming large in the minds of Congress right now - and rightly so! - and they are finally looking at it in a financially smart way. Banks shouldn't give out money and loans willy nilly without seeing how the money will be used. Governments shouldn't either.

In similar news, the recount resumes today. Looks like Senator Coleman may be beating Mr. Franken by only tens of votes. Talk about every vote counts!