Sylvia in Wilmington heard the podcast last week in which we called Chrysler's plans to shut down for a month a sign the economy is still contracting. She writes:

[The podcast] mentioned the one-month auto shutdown. It did NOT mention that at this time of year there is normally a 2-week shutdown, so the incremental shutdown, while bad, is not one month.
it also did not discuss the possibility that this is a tactical move on the part of the auto industry--- see what will happen if you dont bail us out, want some more?-- like Clintons government shutdown which served admirably to get Gingrich to quit fooling around and play ball. Just a couple of short phrases touching on these two things would have gone a long way toward more credible reporting.

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2:26 - December 22, 2008

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