Posted on 09/24/2008 6:58:14 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Name one critical defense item made by the Big Three.
Just FYI, many of GM’s US models now have engines made in China - specifically the I4s and I6s.
ALL the countries you buy from, practice predatory managed trade.
We (Americans) are excluded in varying degree from selling into their markets.
They are welcome with open arms, to sell in ours.
That, kemosabe, is why we have a trade deficit. And also, why President Bush had to go on television today.
I wish he’d realize that. He’s the biggest “free trader” around.
He’s part, of the problem.
We need to be (far) more aggressive in opening foreign markets.
We have taken the easy route for so long by accepting this one-sided state of affairs, we’ve now GIVEN away almost the entire farm...
“Besides, blue collar workers jobs are worth saving, since they do productive work that benefits America.”
You’ve obviously never experienced the UAW work ethic. I was shocked at what I saw going on at one of the plants that I was sent to to provide training. The union made me provide the training on a weekend so they could get OT. Most slept, others read the paper, a few pretended to be interested. One guy bragged to me that he’s never used his tool allowance to actually buy tools. I asked him how he gets his work done. He said he don’t do any work.
Ruined my weekend and opened my eyes.
I know, it's kind of radical, but...
Exactly!!
Everyone is the problem here. Pubs shut up, Rats pocketed money,
and Bush deserved a Lewinsky in the oval office over all the crap he's endured for the last 7-years.
Now "you" have BDS. Just great.
And don’t call me “kemosabe”. An Indian once called me that in Reno!
That may have been what the Heard company was claiming, but they really went out of business for shady business practices (something that GM won’t actually police or do anything about no matter how many complaints they get). IIRC, there’s a number of large lawsuits that Heard Co. is losing, has lost, or will lose, and they’re all coming due now.
Don’t take my word for it, Google for Bill Heard and you’ll get literally thousands of pages detailing their shady dealings.
Why do only U.S. companies with United Auto Worker employees need to beg for cash relief? Honda, Toyota, BMW, and other foreign companies make cars in America, but they are not begging for a bailout. Don’t you think the problem might lay with the UAW.
“Until Detroit fixes their distribution and maintainence side of their business.....I fully intend to remain far away from them.”
Sorry for being so late to the party, but I figured I would clarify something for you. The distribution and maintainence side of the big three, is actually performed by independantly owned dealers. The big three are restricted from owning dealerships. The government prevents them from actually controlling the behaviour of these independently owned dealerships.
It really is sad how much interference the government has had in the automotive industry.
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