This is why the government should never run businesses .. via Michelle Malkin:

U.S. regulators have announced they will seek a record $16.4 million fine against Toyota. Reader Bob e-mails:

Well, the feds and their subsidiary GM just fined Toyota $16M. Coincidentally, Toyota just annihilated the competition in sales during March. This, under the immense duress of having the government and media slam them daily. And I do mean daily. So, how did Toyota manage to beat the competition, while facing an anti-Toyota campaign in full swing culminating in fines this week? Toyota slashed prices and offered incentives to customers. Precisely what the government/GM would not have done. If Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid were in charge of Toyota, as they are GM, they would have raised prices to make up for lost revenue. The month of March is an almost textbook case of why business is best left to businessmen, and ruining business should be as limited a domain of the feds as voters can possibly keep it.