The issue of inheritance tax has never come up before, at least as I can recall. I don't believe most states are as bad as it is in Washington.

I strongly believe (the issue) is overblown,

We believe that Ford's recall of over 46,000 Explorer SUVs overseas since August 1999 undermines Ford's efforts to place responsibility on Bridgestone/Firestone in connection with the U.S. tire recall. As a result, Ford's credibility with U.S. consumers, legislators and regulators may suffer. We are thereby threatening the January 2001 launch of the new model.

Things have gotten a lot better. All of a sudden, this is becoming a hot area. We've got retailers coming to us as opposed to us having to beg.

Here, in the next one or two years, it will be very obvious what's happening.

It's a labeling thing, not a safety issue. They're not going to recall these products.