"GM Gears Up Factories, Balance Sheet for Future Starting Now" (unemployment, Congress)

[delusianne]

Originally Posted by SourD

wow, you have 1.

It's 1/3 of the Big 3.

Don't you want the US to succeed?

[Neuling]

Originally Posted by stillkit

Thank you, but I'll reserve my cheers for GM and the bail out until we see how many of those workers hired are American's.

As a part of their government authorized and overseen rehabilitation, they've already closed American plants and shifted production off-shore, especially to Mexico.

Using our tax dollars to do that is unconscionable and irresponsible and I, for one, am not happy about it even to the point of refusing to buy GM products so long as they continue to screw their American workers in favor of foreign workers.

For instance, I was in the market for a new pick up truck just this month and bought a Nissan, rather than another Chevy. Know why? Because the Silverado's are built in Guadalajara, Mexico and the Nissan's in Smyrna, TN. And, I let GM know why I didn't buy their product.

Maybe if more of us would adopt the same tactic, this foolishness would end.

It's funny that foreign companies come to the US to make their cars, not only the Japanese, BMW also has a plant in SC, VW is building one in Chattanooga...

[SourD]

Originally Posted by delusianne

It's 1/3 of the Big 3.

Don't you want the US to succeed?

Of course I do, but I'm not investing in anything that isn't worth it and IMO American cars aren't worth their money. THANKS UNIONS!

[stillkit]

Originally Posted by SourD

Of course I do, but I'm not investing in anything that isn't worth it and IMO American cars aren't worth their money. THANKS UNIONS!

Exactly how is it the unions fault?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by delusianne

It's 1/3 of the Big 3.

Don't you want the US to succeed?

Wrong question. I want the BEST to succeed, regardless of where they are.. Why would you prop up companies that arent "the best"? If you prop them up you dont encourage them to get better.. Its an artificial fake support..

No thank you..

[delusianne]

Originally Posted by SourD

Of course I do, but I'm not investing in anything that isn't worth it and IMO American cars aren't worth their money. THANKS UNIONS!

You know what's funny, SourD, by buying Japanese cars made in the US you're ENABLING THE UNIONS.



It's also funny that your patriotism doesn't really go farther than your own short term pleasure.

[delusianne]

Originally Posted by pghquest

Wrong question. I want the BEST to succeed, regardless of where they are.. Why would you prop up companies that arent "the best"? If you prop them up you dont encourage them to get better.. Its an artificial fake support..

No thank you..

So you're not a patriot either. You're what, a global citizen?

[Kirdik]

Originally Posted by stillkit

Exactly how is it the unions fault?

They've been jacking up the price of labor for years.

[SourD]

Originally Posted by stillkit

Exactly how is it the unions fault?

Think about it! Paying a guy $50/hr plus lavish benefits to put lugnuts on a car wheel with a machine that does all of them at once? Come on man! Labor costs to these companies is totally outrageous. Who do you think pays for all of that in the end? WE DO!

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by delusianne

So you're not a patriot either. You're what, a global citizen?

A patriot doesnt prop up bad companies.. they encourage bad companies to get better.. yes I'm a patriot by not buying inferrior quality encouraging bad products to continue to be produced. Anyone who supports bad product production that can only fail over time is not a patriot, they are a pinhead...