[BearTitan]

Iacocca is a brilliant guy. He knows first hand about government bailing out private business. As big a fan of Lee's that I have been and continue to be, he is making the same mistake as the people he is criticizing. All complaints and no solutions. Perhaps there are soluitions in the rest of the book?

I think it all comes down to accountability. We, as a society are lookign to blame somebody or something else for everything that is not perfect in our lives. Blatant sarcasm to follow.

Job outsourced to China? It's not because you were overpaid for the skills you posess. It's the damn commies and our government who will not fight against them taking away your $40 per hour job sitting around Homer Simpson style.

Gas prices? It's not because our thirst for petroleum has become stronger with every price increase. We are certainly not causing the increase in prices. Supply and demand applies to all OTHER economic scenarios but this one. It's the oil companies' fault that we all drive gas guzzlers.

Education system? It's not because our teachers are underqualified, overpaid, and backed by the most powerful union in the country. It must be because the kids in our country are just dumber than the rest. Or better yet, because of racial or ethnic prejudices in the system.

So Lee has a point that there are serious problems in this country. I totally disagree with him if he expects the government to solve them.