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Right. This is criminal.

Somehow, Solyndra and GM seem to be the essence of liberalism, and why liberalism fails, and why it is so dangerous.

In a normal investment environment, investors would have their own money on the line, and be taking a risk. they would have a direct and immediate stake in whether or not their money should be invested, because they might LOSE IT. They would have a highly rational, unemotional approach to the issue, and would exercise due diligence in their investment. They would evaluate the market, the people running the business they are thinking of investing in, how good are their operations, do they hire good people, do they follow the rules, are they going to make money or not.

Those investors who do not do successful evaluations, FAIL. They are not allowed to invest money in stupid ventures anymore, because they LOSE all their money, and are unable to participate further. Those who are successful not only survive, but prosper, and can take MORE money (because they have more that has been successfully earned) and invest it.

THIS is economic Darwinism at its steely core. The example above is the figurative culling of the economic herd, and the herd is healthier for it.

THIS is why Solyndra, GM and other liberal endeavors are a CRIME. Investors (UNWILLING TAXPAYING CITIZENS) have their money taken from them against their will, given to people who have NO personal financial stake in the company (except to get campaign kickbacks, which they get regardless of whether the investment is successful or not) and the investment is made on a completely emotional basis. There is NO due diligence. There is no evaluation of the product or its prognosis. There is no analysis of the market, nay, in this case of environmental utopianism, whether people WANT these products is not even considered.

THIS SITUATION IS THE ESSENCE OF LIBERALISM AND STATISM.

I find this entire situation so offensive, my blood pressure feels like it is rising as I type.