Tell Me Baby, Whats Your Story...  Thursday, December 09, 2010
The Current State of Transportation  Its been a long time since
I have had a good rant, so here we go:  There are several
problems with the American auto industry. The fuel mileage
problem stems back to the 1950s post-war was good, everything
was bigger, better, faster. Prices were low because our economy
was in a boom. Along come the 1970s....things weren't really the
same anymore, but good ole America decided to keep trucking with
the same values as the previous 2 decades....gas would be cheap
again someday, why change the way we operate....Lets put a band-
aid on the situation and keep making HUGE cars except put a few
smaller engines in them and call it economical.  The past 2
decades have seen ups and downs, but people are finally
realizing that those "good ole days" aren't coming back, so
there is a fundamental industry shift happening. The most
graphic example are the government bailouts of big auto.  I am
often ashamed of the way much of t