Ok last thing I'm going to say about this I swear. I'm sure there are lots of things about UAW that could be changed that would make GM more competitive and less corrupt. However, if you want to paint the employee benefits at GM as overly generous I feel obligated to point out that you are focused on curing a mild rash on the body of America while an unnoticed sucking chest wound is quickly killing us all. The average employee at GM earns about $26.00 an hour. Now heres what Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain made in 2007, ready? $83 Million Dollars. Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein? $54 Million! Guess Whos getting part of the (NO PUBLIC HEARINGS!) $700 plus billion Wall Street bail out, not loan, BAIL OUT, thats right those two A-holes. If GM goes Bankrupt and are allowed to break the union, consider it another nail in the coffin of the American middle class. Soon we can all work for minimum wage and hopefully Mr. Thain or Blankfein will give us an extra piece of coal to stay warm in the winter.
