… what we call the OEMs, the original, the GM, the Fords, but the supplier industry, the dealer industry, the restaurants, the carpet manufacturers in local communities. And everybody knew that This economy would have collapsed if something didn't happen [in 2009]. But it also turned off so many people. They wanted nothing to do, they didn't want to talk about it, they didn't want to see it. And the industry let that happen. (06:19–06:24)
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