Comments on: Yes Detroit, there is a Santa http://donklephant.com/2008/12/19/yes-detroit-there-is-a-santa/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:53:41 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: donar http://donklephant.com/2008/12/19/yes-detroit-there-is-a-santa/comment-page-1/#comment-433336 donar Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:52:42 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/12/19/yes-detroit-there-is-a-santa/#comment-433336 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/02/toyota-denies-govt-funded_n_94687.html This is debatable, but I find it hard to believe that the Govt. wasn't involved...which isn't a bad thing. The U.S. govt. should support R/D in various facets. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/02/toyota-denies-govt-funded_n_94687.html

This is debatable, but I find it hard to believe that the Govt. wasn’t involved…which isn’t a bad thing. The U.S. govt. should support R/D in various facets.

]]> By: Agnostick http://donklephant.com/2008/12/19/yes-detroit-there-is-a-santa/comment-page-1/#comment-433329 Agnostick Sat, 20 Dec 2008 16:49:09 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/12/19/yes-detroit-there-is-a-santa/#comment-433329 <blockquote>"As much as I would like to blame the crappy management of the US auto industry, you cannot ignore that Japanese auto makers get nice subsidies in research and development."</blockquote> Subsidies given by whom? Are you saying that U.S. automakers have no access whatsoever to these subsidies... or to similar incentives? Agnostick agnostick@excite.com

“As much as I would like to blame the crappy management of the US auto industry, you cannot ignore that Japanese auto makers get nice subsidies in research and development.”

Subsidies given by whom? Are you saying that U.S. automakers have no access whatsoever to these subsidies… or to similar incentives?

Agnostick
agnostick@excite.com

]]> By: Joe http://donklephant.com/2008/12/19/yes-detroit-there-is-a-santa/comment-page-1/#comment-433195 Joe Sat, 20 Dec 2008 05:31:28 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2008/12/19/yes-detroit-there-is-a-santa/#comment-433195 I've got a crazy idea... How about at least one of the big 3 actually *innovates*, and comes up with a product that we actually prefer to buy?!? How crazy would that be? I’ve got a crazy idea… How about at least one of the big 3 actually *innovates*, and comes up with a product that we actually prefer to buy?!? How crazy would that be?

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