As long as America consumer continues to buy imports or things only assembled in the US by foreign companies of imported parts, the US worker will continue to be the loser. Gm and Ford will not of out business they will simply lower their build cost at the expense of their workers. Look what happened to the American industries like Steel, Plastics, Chemical, Tire and Paint companies.
mike
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> Negotiatiing cutbacks outside of the bankrupcy court leaves only the core
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> resolved under bankruptcy.
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> Said again.... if GM and the UAW were to go into bankruptcy court with a > whole
> bunch of issues ...the non-essential issues would be the first to be > negotiated and
> the essential ones would probably still be a millstone around GM's neck. > Same
> with management, supplies etc. By getting rid of the non-essential > issues before
> headed into the courtroom...GM pares it down to negotiating the essential > ones... ie
> which arm are you most willing to give up... your left one or your right > one.
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> So which American companies are thriving and providing jobs for > Americans?? I'm
> probably going to be flamed here for 'protectiionism" and "nationalism",
> but McDonalds,
> Wal-mart and other large companies on the horizon are not adding well > paying jobs to
> the American workforce.
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> I'm rooting for the GM and Ford turnarounds !!!
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> Peter