Sweden Less Socialist Than GM

Writes Christofer Evangelista:

Check this article out, Lew; apparently the Swedes know something our divine masters don’t:

“Maud Olofsson said she was “incredibly disappointed” in the U.S. automaker and insisted it was GM, not the Swedish government, that was responsible for Saab’s future…

Olofsson said GM had requested 5 billion kronor ($570 million) from the government.

“It’s so much money and its such a huge responsibility and so it’s not actually up to (Swedish) taxpayers to do that,” Olofsson told national broadcaster SVT…”We’ve been clear on that the Swedish state and the taxpayers in Sweden will not own car factories,” Olofsson said.

Now if we could only get the US government to adopt the Swedish Policy of 1812 as well…

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7:56 am on February 18, 2009