In Defense of General Motors

In Defense of General Motors By Elton Camp Thirteen people are out of luck About a part costing under a buck For ten years, GM knew about it To their customers didn’t shout it They were in the profit-making game So who can rightfully cast any blame Public safety has to take second place Angry shareholders they have to face Admitting a defect might hurt sales And accepting blame it also entails In GM’s defense, there’s lots to say Most of their cars didn’t do that way Steering, brakes, air bags worked well Those facts it’s important also to tell Even if a few people had to die To protect profits they had to try Big Business has always been that way So for GM, let’s hear a loud “Hooray!”