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Old 06-23-2009, 11:50 AM   #41
Resolute 14
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Originally Posted by Dion View Post
Yes they are. You can't sell a vehicle for less than what it cost to make it. Try running a business and selling your products below cost and see how long you'd last. You'd be bankrupt in no time at all.
That is exactly what the Big 3 have had to do, thanks to the unions. It costs them more to make a car than they can sell it at. Market forces dictate what they can charge for a car. The same market forces should dictate how much an assembly line drone should be paid, however thanks to the unions, What should be a $20-25 an hour job, including all benefits, costs the big three three times that.

The failure of the big three automakers is the fault of both management and the unions. Reviving them is the responsibility of both. Unless the unions cut back on their own greed, they are going to send hundreds of thousands of people into welfare.

And frankly, if the rank and file aren't smart enough to realize that, they deserve to be there.

Same with the garbage workers. They aren't worth their demands. Find a way to fire them all and hire new staff.
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