General Motors Bankruptcy

[Achtius]

By what standard are those 3 the keys to taking over the entire private industry? I am not arguing, I am genuinely wondering what thinking is behind that and who came up with that standard for industry. Truthfully I am not educated extensively in economics. I can handle individual investment but I am not an expert on the driving forces of the entire industry. So if controlling banking, healthcare, and the auto industry means you control everything else (kind of like owning Boardwalk AND Park Place) where is the economic theory behind this?

Afterthought: Oh and how has the goverment taken over all these industries, it is my understanding that the government has to sell back it's shares in companies it effectively owns, and that TARP money can be repaid as soon as a bank is profitable and able to demonstrate an ability to conduct business responsibly.