And they were right. Those critics cut us no slack because of the problems we faced that weren't our fault, and neither did our customers. You could easily make a case that unfair competition almost killed Chrysler 20 years ago, but you'd be wrong. Unfair competition is what saved Chrysler. Unfair competition forced the company to face certain realities and make certain changes that it would never have done on its own.
Competition is absolutely essential to fundamental change.
That's why anyone who professes to support education reform has to be in favor of as much competition as possible. But public education is scared to death of competition, and I don't know why. Sputnik put Americans on the moon. Toyota made Chrysler the success it is today. Federal Express made the Post Office self-sustaining.