So what do you drive Old Guy? Honda? Nissan? Toyota? Volkswagen?

We own one of those nasty Japanese cars. The company is part of Chrysler now which is of course Daimler....but our car was built completely in Australia and never saw any of Japan, Germany, or Detroit for that matter. While Unions are a part of the automotive story, they are far from the whole story and NOT the downfall of Detroit as you suggest. And that crappola about the railroads is totally laughable. I'd argue the point but any discussion with you goes nowhere fast. Suffice it to say that the big railroads "engineered" their own demise by fighting with the BLF&E and not the US government who was the real enemy.

On a happy thought, your posts have become a consistent source of amusement! When you decided to simplify your life I think you should have put more thought into not becoming simple-minded as well. Keep those chuckles coming....along with a few guffaws and belly laughs as well!   

Spaw