I'll have a Prius please, can you supersize that?

Hmm. It appears the government is already knee deep in its action to take over General Motors.

Articles are popping up all over proclaiming a "new" GM is emerging and it is shedding the gas guzzlers and big vehicles to focus on small cars with lots of great gas mileage.

Interesting.

Doesn't it matter at all what the public, the actual consumer market wants to buy?

Think of this. Every year there are articles and books and shows produced telling us how big people are getting. Not just from obesity, but human beings living in the U.S., due to improved health, food medicine and other positive attributes of living in a 'first world' country are getting taller, more physically robust bodies.

So, by all means, lets cram these bigger humans into smaller vehicles.

Who cares about comfort. Who cares about safety. Less car around more person obviously means safe ride right?

Who are these bureaucrats to say what types of vehicles people "should" drive anyway?

If all manufacturers make are Prius sized cars, what on earth will all the people taller than a fourth grader going to drive to work in? Will the government mandate riding the bus for anyone over 5 foot seven?

This is America. if you want the government to make all your decisions for you, there are countries that do that already, don't feel like you must stay here.

If you want to drive a small car and be "green", by god, do that. Again, this is America, you have the right to decide for yourself what to drive,, but quit forcing your desires and opinions down everyone else's throats.

By the way, take that statement into serious consideration. "you have the right to decide for yourself..."

Your freedoms in this country extend as far as your arm. They involve only you. Once you try to place expectations and demands on others, you are out of bounds.

Yes, as a 'civilized' society, we must agree on common rules and policies that are fair to the most people interests across the board. This is only in terms of the absolute basics though. Not to extend into the deepest details of every ones lives.

Let GM fail. If they make vehicles that people want, at prices people can afford, then people will buy them. otherwise, the next guy will figure something out that works.

The government has absolutely NO business running a business. This is a horrific precedent and a very dangerous step towards an America most people do not want to live in.

What next? If you can't make your house payment, or raise your kids the way the government thinks you should, they will appoint a new "Household Manager" for you?

"Big Government" needs to stay out of Big Business, and every other type of business for that matter.