Comments on: POLL: Should the Gov’t rescue the auto industry? http://www.pubdef.org/2008/11/18/poll-should-the-govt-rescue-the-auto-industry/ CHANGE THE GAME Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:39:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Kevin http://www.pubdef.org/2008/11/18/poll-should-the-govt-rescue-the-auto-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-19607 Kevin Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:27:08 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=4870#comment-19607 The auto industry needs to go into chapter 11. They need to reorganize and throw out the Union contracts that are hurting them competitively. Yes, I know there is going to be a bunch of Union people that are going to be pissed about this, but the free ride is over... The world has caught us to us and is going to leave us if we don't stop paying some High-school dropout $29+ an hour to put on 2 tires and 10 lug nuts. When kids in school hear that Union members make more than College grads, even kids with a little common sense will wonder where the value in eduacation is. Let's see drop out of school and make 80 grand a year with O.T. or go to college have student loans from 40K-120K that I have to pay off for the next 10 years and then only make 50K-60K to start. Unions were a good thing 30-40 years ago. Now all the do is act like a cancer to any company that get's one. The auto industry needs to go into chapter 11. They need to reorganize and throw out the Union contracts that are hurting them competitively. Yes, I know there is going to be a bunch of Union people that are going to be pissed about this, but the free ride is over… The world has caught us to us and is going to leave us if we don’t stop paying some High-school dropout $29+ an hour to put on 2 tires and 10 lug nuts. When kids in school hear that Union members make more than College grads, even kids with a little common sense will wonder where the value in eduacation is.
Let’s see drop out of school and make 80 grand a year with O.T. or go to college have student loans from 40K-120K that I have to pay off for the next 10 years and then only make 50K-60K to start.

Unions were a good thing 30-40 years ago. Now all the do is act like a cancer to any company that get’s one.

]]> By: sas http://www.pubdef.org/2008/11/18/poll-should-the-govt-rescue-the-auto-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-19603 sas Mon, 08 Dec 2008 22:30:01 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=4870#comment-19603 Bail out the auto industry and start to investigate congress, salary too high, lobbyist payoffs and travel perks--too many leave office with much to much money in the bank Bail out the auto industry and start to investigate congress, salary too high, lobbyist payoffs and travel perks–too many leave office with much to much money in the bank

]]> By: butterfly http://www.pubdef.org/2008/11/18/poll-should-the-govt-rescue-the-auto-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-19512 butterfly Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:54:07 +0000 http://www.pubdef.net/?p=4870#comment-19512 'Rescue' is kind of a tricky word. I want the government to help with a pre-packaged bankruptcy or help engineer one company getting bought by another, or both. There aren't enough customers for everyone to survive and something must be done. I voted 'no' on the rescue. ‘Rescue’ is kind of a tricky word. I want the government to help with a pre-packaged bankruptcy or help engineer one company getting bought by another, or both. There aren’t enough customers for everyone to survive and something must be done.

I voted ‘no’ on the rescue.

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