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re: San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: Corporate conspiracy not POV - it is fact. General Motors, Firestone Rubber, and Standard Oil were convicted in court of conspiring to destroy urban rail lines through their joint venture National City Lines. -- Leonard G. 04:37, 9 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I personally believe there was a corporate conspiracy. Nonetheless, the circumstances surrounding it are disputed (e.g. the endless POV disputes in the article General Motors streetcar conspiracy. This Straight Dope article gives a good overview of the controversy. --Szyslak 07:42, 9 Sep 2004 (UTC)