I was totally against it at first, but after giving it some more thought, I have changed my mind. I know it doesn't seem right for the government to be paying for the automotive industry's mistakes. On the other hand, if we let them fail then we will be completely dependent upon foreign automakers for all new vehicles. They can make the price anything they want it to be. What leverage will we have to deny paying it? They won't have to produce the more expensive low emissions vehicles or continue working to find greener solutions for automotive fuels. We can't make china or japan produce safer products, they will say "if you don't like our product, then do without!" We can't stop them. This in turn will force our reliance on primarily foreign oil sources for fuel. Again, they can make the prices anything they want, we can either pay, or do without. The automotive importers can refuse to pay taxes, what can we do? Just stop buying them, but that will cripple us. All of this without considering the massive layoffs that will occur when the companies shut down. On the opposite side of the fence, if we bail them out, we can lay down our own terms. Like forcing them to spend the largest portion of their future design and planning budgets on hybrids or designing vehicles that use cleaner fuel sources. This bailout could actually be a good thing. What is your opinion, and what reasons do you have?