Thoughtful article, and several thoughful comments...

Thoughtful article, and several thoughful comments. I have to agree the author let the big auto labor unions off the hook. They were heavily responsible for making the American auto industry uncompetitve, making demands it could not afford to meet and killing the golden goose. But the points about wider economic causes and the plight of the poor who are left, and that banks should not get paid when they took the risk (isn't risk and reward/failure what capitalism is all about?)all ring true.