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I found the Feb. 25th article in The Times' business section extremely interesting. The first paragraph states, "Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda apologized personally and repeatedly Wednesday to the U.S. and millions of American Toyota owners for safety lapses that have led to death and widespread recalls." This same paragraph also stated, "Unimpressed lawmakers blistered the world's largest automaker with accusations of greed and insensitivity."
In my wildest imagination, I cannot conceive how members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (the so-called unimpressed lawmakers) could possibly accuse Toyota of being greedy and insensitive. We must never forget that when it comes to building cars, the American automobile industry invented greed and insensitivity.
I for one, am extremely proud of Mr. Toyoda for keeping his cool during the borderline kangaroo court committee hearings. What possessed him to exhibit such a humble demeanor? Could it be the Asian mindset that what goes around eventually comes around?
In my opinion, I am quite confident that Mr. Toyoda takes solace in the fact that, over the years, Japan has done more economic harm to the U.S. than we did to Japan with two atomic bombs.
So much for the accusations of the unimpressed lawmakers regarding Toyoda's alleged greed and insensitivity.
William P. Clark
Flowery Branch