🚀 go-pugleaf

You're probably right, but my quote was straight from CNN.  I questioned it in my own mind
when I passed it on.  You likely heard today that the strike is now approaching one billion
in actual costs and lost sales.  My main point remains - GM is bickering over a potential
savings of only 50 million per year while losing 80 MILLION per day!  Does that make sense
to anyone?  Personally, I believe they're using the strike as a tax advantage while they
retrench for their diminishing US market.  (The very fact that the IRS accepts crap like
that is further indictment of them and why they're long overdue for overhaul!).  Blaming
the union is a time honored tradition in many US industries, especially auto, and
especially GM.

Regards,


Michael wrote:

> 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....