tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post1559331585485294918..comments2023-10-11T08:31:50.397-04:00Comments on moneythoughts: Can You Spare $25 Billion?moneythoughtshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462893426608294171noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post-10011136579184525552008-11-18T14:35:00.000-05:002008-11-18T14:35:00.000-05:00Don't get me wrong - I don't have anything against...Don't get me wrong - I don't have anything against the idea of 'unions' - just 'Industry Wide' unions. If you work for Ford, then you should belong to a union of workers that work for Ford. The automakers compete with each other - but the workers don't? I don't understand that. It takes price competition out of the process.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post-47386829714110596942008-11-17T16:21:00.000-05:002008-11-17T16:21:00.000-05:00You seem to place most the fault with the unions. ...You seem to place most the fault with the unions. What about management? What kind of leadership have provided? Bankruptcy might work out well; however, given the present economic crisis, it just seems like adding one more crisis to the pile. I guess we will see which way the government goes.moneythoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08462893426608294171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-316774933262163695.post-6348512324321232872008-11-17T14:55:00.000-05:002008-11-17T14:55:00.000-05:00Just playing Devil's Advocate here for a minute .....Just playing Devil's Advocate here for a minute ... but if the Big Three were allowed to go through bankruptcy, would they not come out the other side re-organized - and would the union contracts (so much a burden on the auto industry) not need to be re-negotiated, given that the re-organized companies would, essentially, be NEW companies? I can't help but feel that the union contracts have done nothing but help bury the auto industry in this country.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13024392628362568010noreply@blogger.com