I don't see the government not helping out the auto industry, it just doesn't make any sense
since what is a better option for all 1) have the auto plants close and have all those workers laid off and pay them unemployment
2) Place those funds into the recover of those plants and keep the joe's working & this way they would put some money back into the economy rather than take
it's only common sense for the government to bail them out I sure hope so for myself to sense I am in the recycling business of metal's and we all know how hard that sector is being hit & if they plants do close down well that's just makes less demand on metals from steel to platinum.
I personally think if north America had not exported almost all the metals and materials to 3 rd world country's we would not be in such a bad situation.
I remember oh back 40 years ago when many items had a label on them "MADE IN CANADA" OR "MADE IN THE USA" But over the time everything was outsourced & that's one reason we are here
What the country needs to do is start over and and produce our own products & if we don't it will not get any better, even with a new government things won't change unless we are going to head into that direction
and all this will take time, not 6 months but years
I am by far not a economist but this is only common sense
They reason sales are down on ebay and almost every where else is people are afraid so there only buying what is really needed
as far as fewer people buying online, well not only fewer buyers online , there are fewer buyers period all over.
unless your in Like the food or medical sector in these hard times you will suffer, When I remember my father telling me back in the early sixty's that if I ever start a business I should go into the food sector since even in bad times people still have to eat.
anyway I think this is a good wake up call for many of us and the Big FISH will continue to hurt since the markets are being monitored mor then ever and there will be big changes coming and this generation coming up is a little brighter than the past one.
Have a good day & let's not only hope for the best let's do what's right
:)
T.J.