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Old 11-14-2008, 01:29 PM   #42
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Originally Posted by rlg3 View Post
I agree with alot of what your saying except blaming the unions. The suits at the big three singed those contracts. Just like they signed off on cars for years that were not up to snuff damaging the Big 3 reputation and now when they offer many top quality cars and trucks they are living under a bad reputation. At the end of the day all of the "mistakes" you point out are a fault of their leadership not the unions, not the buyers, and not the government.
It is the unions fault. American companies survive despite the unions (and there are fewer every year). The automakers were forced into those bad deals, by not being able to hire people that would be willing to work for much less compensation. Do other companies hire the most expensive workers? How could you compete if you have to pay twice what your competitor pays? And what if the government restricted your company from hiring anyone you want, and said you can only hire people from one select group, which happens to demand higher pay regardless of performance?
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