"Some people just cant see that things are not all bad."
Yes, but some can't see that there are two sides to every coin.
You applaud initiative, and rightly so, but there have been many folks whose initiative and hard work was rewarded with failure.
I'm well aware that unions have been guilty of many sins, but so has management. Folks who can't see one or the other side of that problem, and refuse to have compassion for their fellows, be they workers or bosses, are blind or hard hearted, or both.
Working hard and working smart are two very very different things.
I have friends who started businesses with little or no realistic thinking. They worked their butts off but failed for a variety of reasons. They did not realize the overhead costs, potential income revenue or lack thereof, etc etc.
I believe that most people are conditioned to be lazy by the government and by big corporations. Cushy corporate jobs and gov't welfare jobs are one in the same. They reward laziness and not rocking the boat.
The unions in Detroit should be busted 100%. They are a relic of the past with no relevance. The big-wigs at GM are no different that politicians who are spending like drunken sailors.