Comments on: US Automakers Disgust Me http://danielfarrell.com/blog/archives/2008/11/19/us-automakers-disgust-me/ My journey to a sacred place Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:50:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Tim Baer http://danielfarrell.com/blog/archives/2008/11/19/us-automakers-disgust-me/comment-page-1/#comment-18435 Tim Baer Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:11:18 +0000 http://danielfarrell.com/blog/?p=785#comment-18435 I dunno, man. The unions wanted to protect their jobs. The automakers couldn't shrink without laying off workers. The automakers offered buyouts whenever possible. I don't like unions, I think they are a necessary evil. But in this case the autoworkers will probably get exactly what they fought for, jobs no company can afford to keep around. Good luck to 'em. Them people gonna be out on their ass. I dunno, man. The unions wanted to protect their jobs. The automakers couldn’t shrink without laying off workers. The automakers offered buyouts whenever possible.

I don’t like unions, I think they are a necessary evil. But in this case the autoworkers will probably get exactly what they fought for, jobs no company can afford to keep around.

Good luck to ‘em. Them people gonna be out on their ass.

]]> By: Daniel http://danielfarrell.com/blog/archives/2008/11/19/us-automakers-disgust-me/comment-page-1/#comment-18434 Daniel Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:19:15 +0000 http://danielfarrell.com/blog/?p=785#comment-18434 I actually don't blame the unions... I'm not sure why. They organized and fought for their share of the profits when things were good. Good for them. I know the current labor contracts make it tough on the automakers to be flexible... but that is the price you pay for getting so large in the first place. I can see two reasonable solutions... the first being to allow bankruptcy to force a drastic restructuring and the second being to give them a smaller bailout with the condition of splitting the company into smaller pieces. I'm sure some of those smaller companies would be able to survive(maybe even thrive?) as they will be able to be much more flexible. Of course that does mean a number(most?) of them would fail really quickly, which is good because many of their lines of cars are crap. I actually don’t blame the unions… I’m not sure why. They organized and fought for their share of the profits when things were good. Good for them. I know the current labor contracts make it tough on the automakers to be flexible… but that is the price you pay for getting so large in the first place.

I can see two reasonable solutions… the first being to allow bankruptcy to force a drastic restructuring and the second being to give them a smaller bailout with the condition of splitting the company into smaller pieces. I’m sure some of those smaller companies would be able to survive(maybe even thrive?) as they will be able to be much more flexible. Of course that does mean a number(most?) of them would fail really quickly, which is good because many of their lines of cars are crap.

]]> By: Tim Baer http://danielfarrell.com/blog/archives/2008/11/19/us-automakers-disgust-me/comment-page-1/#comment-18433 Tim Baer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:37:10 +0000 http://danielfarrell.com/blog/?p=785#comment-18433 http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/11/attention_american_auto_makers.html That sums it all up. http://www.americanthinker.com/printpage/?url=http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/11/attention_american_auto_makers.html

That sums it all up.

]]> By: Tim Baer http://danielfarrell.com/blog/archives/2008/11/19/us-automakers-disgust-me/comment-page-1/#comment-18432 Tim Baer Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:01:09 +0000 http://danielfarrell.com/blog/?p=785#comment-18432 It's insane, Daniel. The "bailout" won't even bail them out of the debt they have racked up. These companies need to shrink to begin to become profitable again. Don't forget to blame the unions too. It’s insane, Daniel. The “bailout” won’t even bail them out of the debt they have racked up. These companies need to shrink to begin to become profitable again.

Don’t forget to blame the unions too.

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