Ron Paul contends that the federal takeover of GM should remind us of the promises made by the politicians back in 1970 when the feds got into the passenger rail business. It was supposed to be temporary, but 40 years and billions in subsidies later, the taxpayers are still paying to keep Amtrak on life-support. It would be foolish to think that Obama & Co. will act differently with their car companies. Read his piece here.