The Bricklin SV-1 is an excellent example of what can go terribly wrong when the government gets too involved in "big ideas" that were poorly planned and even more poorly executed. The folly of Richard Hatfield. It is a case study in government investment gone horribly awry, and should be in the backs of our minds as we embark on some of these miniature concurrent "Manhattan Projects".
I had a flashback today about a documentary that I saw on the History Channel, or perhaps the CBC. I saw it a few years ago. It could have been an episode of Disasters of the Century, about the fall of the Bricklin. It is a compelling documentary, and whichever station owns the rights, could you please put the Bricklin documentary back in circulation?
I am also curious to have Mike Ignatieff share some of his "big ideas" with us. Not all "big ideas" are good ideas Mike...
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