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The Return of the $70 per Hour Meme

No one is upset GM pays their employee well....as long as GM can afford to pay their employees well. GM is asking for taxpayer assistance to continue to pay their retirees benefits. How nice, if you work for GM. If you worked for "XYZ" widget company, that went out of business when Home Depot moved in, you lost your job, your company went out of business, and you had to find another job. Why should GM employees be any different? HOW is the U.S. Government going to force Americans to buy Detroit cars?


On Nov 19 01:05 PM ChemEn3 wrote:

> Why is everyone so upset that GM has a retiree obligation?? Why
> are people upset that GM pays thier employees well?? Wouldn't each
> of you like to have a secure retirement? Wouldn't each of you like
> to be paid for what you do? What is so bad about a company that
> values thier retirees, that values thier people, and that has for
> many, many years??!!
>
> As for quality, check the numbers. GM has been on par with the foriegn
> makers for several years. For economy, again check the numbers,
> no one sells more cars that get 30 miles per gallon or better than
> GM.
>
> Why do you want to let a company that has stood by its workers, its
> country, and its retirees as well as GM has go under?? It seems
> that more people would support GM, and call on more companys to have
> the kind of loyalty and support for thier workers that GM has.

>
>
> I just don't get it. GM has done so much for so many in this country,
> but yet most of you would like to see it go under. Why??