Previewing the Obama administration’s upcoming “sweeping” environmental regulatory agenda, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told NPR’s Michelle Norris yesterday: “The President has said, and I couldn’t agree more, that what this country needs is a one single national road map that tells automakers who are trying to become solvent again what kind of car it is they need to be designing and building for the American people.” Norris then asked: “Is that the role of Government though? That doesn’t sound like free enterprise.” Jackson responded: “Well it is free enterprise in a way.”
Here's some examples where governments have tried this
The 1980 Austin Allegro from the UK
Faults: Square steering wheel (really!), wheels would fall off, tended to bend when jacked up, and the rear window would fall out
Soviet ZIL with proud new owner
East German Trabant, manufactured not from steel but from recycled paper (really!) with a 602 CC 2-stroke engine
Be interesting to see what society they end up building in the USA considering a senior member of the administration like this lady appears to have never read any history at all.
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