Sustainability- Abstain to Sustain

Sustainability is the new dot com. So much so that Arizona State University along with others is offerings Baccalaureate degrees in the "science". But I ask at what point does one abstain to sustain? At what put are we sustaining the unsustainable?

These questions are the byproduct of a new Washington D.C. politics as usual proposal. The Big 3 automakers are asking for more assistance from the federal government. While I recognize that government short term aid can assist in consistency, I do not believe that the federal government should have place in private business other than what rights they already posses under the Commerce Clause. I do not believe it is right that the US government with there asymmetric information has the ability to print money and invest in a broken negligent company, only to receive a return on an "investment" that never existed.

I apologize for the government interference tangent but the relativism of ridiculous. The same party that blasted the Big 3 for so long because of their large profits and their environmental neglect is the same party that wished to be their knight in shining armor. What part of this is truly American? What part of this is at all consistent with what the founding fathers preached?

Big 3 make billions of dollars, ruin the environment, neglect change, smash new concepts with their lobbying efforts; essentially easting their cake, your cake, and my cake. Only to ask the Federal government if they can have some of their cake too. How is this right? Is can we stand for an industry that for so many years said, "...screw you, we are going to do what we want, how we want, and you have to take because...hey you have no other choices. Have fun riding the bus." Only then have superior products, many of which they were presented with be neglected because they weren't as profitable. Why sould the government through means of loans sustain a company/industry that has purposely driven down the road of unsustainability? Why should we sustain them? We have other choices, where is the benefit?

Hey Detroit how are those profits now? Are you enjoying the Unions? How is paying an assembly line worker with no formal education, with no education to contribute to society at large six figures?

Are we not experiencing the parable of the 10 Virgins? (If you don't know it, sorry it’s in the Bible...it’s a good read).

As Larry the Cable Guy says..."it's like wiping before you poop, it just doesn’t make any sense". And it doesn't make any sense to reward malicious premeditated neglectful behavior.

Every American child is taught at an early age the parable of The Grasshopper and The Ant. In this parable we learn a number of lessons, with the major theme being hard work and conservation. So why not do what we teach? I'll tell you why because life sucks! There is pain in life. Life is one giant cow pasture after a heavy rain where we are asked to sprint across wearing nothing but sandals and a bathing suit. We are going to fall down, we are going to step in the crap, and we are going to get dirty. But that is ok so long as you get up and keep moving.

My advice to the Federal government and the automakers.

Dear Government(Democrats specifically), you have already stepped into a "financial crisis" which you caused (remember when you thought it was good that everyone should own a home, yes I know some Republicans did as well....but that is another post...no more country club republicans) and your bailout isn't working, (banks are just hording the money improving their own situation and not lending) so please let the automakers learn the hard way that they can't screw the American people and get away with it. Do not sustain them, do not reward them. Let them consolidate and go back to the drawing board and learn that this country is about its people not its industry. Remember you are for the people and by the people and we need change. So "yes we can" tell them 'sorry I'm not going to allow you to hurt innocent people without penalty'.

Automakers don't screw over the American people! We are some of the greatest nicest friendliest people until you take advantage of us. Thanks for taking advantage of us for so long. Now please accept our apologizes with regards to your crap hole of a town and state. Please accept our desire to use buy something that is well made by smart people. Please accept our actions as a sign that reads..."Don't *&^) with America".