"I've often wondered whether Americans bought foreign cars to teach the UAW a lesson. The quality issues have leveled out but some folks apparently were jealous of worker pay and benefits, and perceived them as less than efficient,"
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You've apparently never known anyone who was a member of the UAW. Production workers were making $100,000 per year with overtime, some purposely working 7 days a week to make that kind of money. They were making twice what the GM white collar workers, mostly management with 4 year degrees were making. Who's health benefits were taken away first?? The white collar workers and retirees, the ones who were making less money with more work and no overtime. The UAW protected the production workers in EVERY way possible. GM allowed this travesty to happen which IMO, is what caused their collapse. Now that the governments nose in this big time, watch creativity die.

Now that the governments nose in this big time, watch creativity die.
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I concur.
You are half right, the government will use the mainstream media to bamboozle us into thinking this move to get involved with GM is a good idea. It's our money, why would you want a stake in GM when FORD makes better vehicles? Why would you want a stake in Ghrysler, when Mercedes makes a better vehicle? And last but not least, why would you want a stake in a Government owned union supported auto industry that has been making the wrong decisions for several years by outsourcing jobs, and cowing over to the UAW?
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