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From: hxe@rayssd.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: American cars: how safe
Message-ID: <557@rayssd.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 7-Nov-84 11:57:38 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov  7 11:57:38 1984
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Organization: Raytheon Co., Portsmouth RI
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In reference to the Pinto (or the "Ford Flambee"), a recent article
mentioned that the executives who authorized production of the car
in light of the known defect were not held accountable.  I beg to
differ.  The major executive of the company, who made the *final*
decision to 'go with the deaths', was forced to leave his $600,000-
per-year job and take another job at $800,000/year with the Chrysler
Corporation, where he managed to finagle a loan from the Government
at interest so low it was essentially at the taxpayers expense.  The
poor man has paid his dues; let's give him a rest.  In a Pinto.
(I wish I could :-) )

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--Heather Emanuel {allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, ccice5} rayssd!hxe
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   I don't think my company *has* an opinion, so the ones in this
                  article are obviously my own.
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