File Under: I Don't Understand

The economy is still in the crapper (see: unemployment rates) yet the Dow is doing great (>10,000). Huh?

Automotive Bailout?

Should we bailout the auto industry with tax dollars? What an interesting question! The automakers provide a huge number of jobs for people around the country and symbolically are important given their status but on the other hand, when a company can't keep up with innovation or proper business models, shouldn't the be able to fail? At what size company would we decide not to bailout? I find this entire scenario interesting.