http://http//news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081113/pl_nm/us_usa_obama_autos_1
All kidding about the efficacy of the Drug Czar aside, I think this is probably a good idea. The auto industry missed the boat deliberately on alternative technology and Congress and successive White Houses have let them get away with it because there is so much lobbying and money flowing from Detroit to Washington to maintain the status quo.
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We should already have electronic and hydrogen cars available to us, but Detroit didn't see the money in it, and Washington let them play along. In my view, it is always government's role to make sure that the long view gets consideration, even if it isn't profitable now.
All kidding about the efficacy of the Drug Czar aside, I think this is probably a good idea. The auto industry missed the boat deliberately on alternative technology and Congress and successive White Houses have let them get away with it because there is so much lobbying and money flowing from Detroit to Washington to maintain the status quo.
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We should already have electronic and hydrogen cars available to us, but Detroit didn't see the money in it, and Washington let them play along. In my view, it is always government's role to make sure that the long view gets consideration, even if it isn't profitable now.
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