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phxbrd: you refer to GM losing $80Billion/day....I think you mean Million! Do you know
how much $80 Billion is??--a day!

Scary thing is that know one else noticed this mistake (x1000)--or mentioned in ng! We
are all so used to hearing big numbers thrown around in the press that no one stops and
*thinks* when they hear 'em...they just accept.

phxbrd@pop.phnx.uswest.net wrote:

> Richard Berkeley wrote:
>
> > Richard wrote:
> >
> > > If a worker can handle an eight hour workload in a four hour work schedule
> > > then someone is getting cheated. I remember back in the eighties when there
> > > was a popular and semi-profitable retail chain here where the union workers
> > > were making three times as much as the non-union workers in other similar
> > > retail outlets. These union workers striked for more pay, more benefits and
> > > less work. The retail chains went out of business and the union workers were
> > > without a job.
> > >
> > > GM workers are among the highest paid laborers. Their greed and laziness
> > > have blinded their sight to the good positions they have. If they don't open
> > > their eyes GM should move out and let this place rot like Detroit.
> >
> > And people wonder why GM cars are getting more and more expensive.  If these
> > assholes in GM continue to strike, more and more jobs will definitely go down to
> > Mexico or Canada.  They'll whine about that too, but screw them!
> >
> > They are really blackmailing GM.  GM used to be the greatest.
> >
> > Richard
>
> Look around you, Richard, people don't buy Chevrolets any more.  It's not even an
> import thing.  Looking around, you'll see plenty of Chrysler and Ford products, made
> it the USA.  Chevrolet insists on building cars that are poorly designed, poorly
> engineered,  poorly built, and poorly bought.  GMC execs get some of the biggest
> paychecks in the world and you, god love ya, blame GM workers for the stupendous
> loss in market share, resulting in decreased stock dividends.  Wow!  I guess
> management mindset can explain you through anything.
>
> While explaining, tell me why GM can afford to lose 80 billion dollars per day
> during the strike about a potential savings of 50 million PER YEAR?  (CNN)
>
> Fuck GM, they're out of control lunatics.  Shut 'em down.  Ford and Chrysler will be
> hiring....