I own a vehicle produced by all three car companies. I own a Ford, a Chevy a Chrysler and a Pontiac. In that order. The Ford Chevy and Chrysler were all bought new. No major troubles from any. The pontiac is now 39 years old. It had 3 problems I've encountered in the 3 years I've owned it(it's all original) - bad coil, needed front brakes, gas line loose at carburetor.
And what I hear for our stupid elected "leaders" is that it's all the car companies fault. "Nobody" wants to buy these brands. Except that the Senators asking Rick Wagoner, Bob Nardelli and Mullaly of Ford why they have failed, all support fancy tax breaks for foreign car companies within these United States. In other words, keeping Joe Schmoe of Alabama employed at a foreign car company that gets millions in tax breaks is more important than keeping Johnny Whatshisface employed in Detroit where Michigan taxes the crap out of the old car companies based on a taxation model circa WWII. And yet NONE of these Senators seem to care about the survival of these United States. As a nation. Where a Michigander and an Alabaman can stand together AS AMERICANS.
So on Friday, vehicle manufacturing for Chrysler stops. Period. I do pray and wish the best for those who are affected by the outage. And I hope and pray even more that our entitled, fat, bloated representatives who get re-elected time and time just the way the communists voted in the same folk back to the Politburo start giving a damn about the well being of the United States and act as leaders rather than worrying about whether they'll lose a job like so many of their constituents are losing.
It's a damn shame what's happening in the US. Manufacturing tanking,
401(s) a waste of time and money, Social Security unfunded. Perhaps someday our fearless leaders will grow a pair and fight for what's right. But I fear that's not going to happen. I think we're going the way the Soviets went in 1991. Into the ash heap of history. I hope not. But the light I think I see at the end of the tunnel I fear is a train, and not the exit.Jimmy