Capitol Hill Blue Forums Political Issues Finance, the economy & Economics Bailing out the auto industry - yes or no?

Question, Ken - do you not think that at least part of the reason Americans bought trucks and SUV's was because advertising created an artificial demand?

Do you think that if the automakers had built smaller, fuel-efficient cars, and then sold them with the same kind of advertising push, the demand for SUVs and trucks would have grown the way it did?

I'm not excusing the actions of the buyer...but I'm saying buyers "moo'd" according to the advertising cattle prod!