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As Congress and US automakers dance around a deal for the proposed industry bailout, women on the Feminism Today message board are kicking the tires on this plan, debating the cause of the crisis and sizing up the auto industry in general:

"I was born and raised in Detroit, so say what you will. I feel very sad to see this city fail and witness the very buildings that my own father spent his life constructing, sitting abandoned and tortured while I read about it in the news; it is a cruel joke." -- annieoliver

"There is a wonderful opportunity here to make this money go towards a purpose that helps in many ways - people working on the stations, people still building cars, us being less dependent on oil as a result. The government is in a unique position to break the problem of what comes first - [natural gas] cars or [natural gas] stations. " -- cl-llhaesa

"The auto makers have just not been responding to our needs. Do I think we should bail them out? No! The US auto industry has had over 30 years to respond to these needs (70s gas crisis anyone?) and has done nothing. As much as I hate to see people lose their jobs, I'm starting to feel this is the only way to get through to this industry." -- sillygrrl13

"A big part of the current auto crisis is obsolete and/or poor quality products. One of their tactics was simply to change the name of a vehicle if it didn't sell well. As if people didn't buy it because of the name? Management is the one that decides these things. Another part [of this] is that US car companies would finance anyone while the foreign car companies wouldn't."  -- hottlipps

"I'm not blaming the unions for this problem. It is bad management that got them here. HOWEVER, I'm also pointing out that American auto workers are amongst the highest paid in the world, which contributes to the high prices charged for the vehicles no one wants to buy." -- cl-sandybryant

What do you think about the Big Three bailout plan? Do you think the government should help the auto industry stay afloat or is it just too much, too late? Chime in here with your take and let me know if you're being affected by the automakers' crisis.