Posted on 08/06/2004 10:38:52 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
By any objective measure, Senator Kerry is one of the Big Three's most hostile opponents in Washington, D.C. In 2002, he introduced legislation that would have increased corporate average fuel-economy standards (CAFE) from 24 to 36 miles-per-gallon. The Energy Information Administration estimated that Kerry's proposal would have eliminated 450,000 jobs in the United States and resulted in lost economic input of $170 billion. Kerry's CAFE increase would have hit Michigan's economy especially hard because GM, Ford, and Chrysler are more dependent on the profits from low-mileage SUVS, pickups, and minivans (light trucks) than their foreign competitors. This reliance on light trucks is directly tied to the enormous labor costs associated with paying UAW negotiated wages, health benefits, and pensions. Detroit can't cover its labor and legacy costs by selling sedans. It needs the profits from light trucks to compete with foreign nameplates that employ non-union workers.
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George W. Bush will be reelected by a margin of at least ten per cent
Boy, that tank is ugly.
I had that last night with a bottle of zinfandel - it was excellent!
(- the zinfandel infidel)
Yeah, and as much as I've liked Chrysler in the past (pre-takeover), their latest Hemi powered sedans appear to be in imitation, a poor choice at best.
Kerry handed that out???
In Detroit???
He has a tin ear alright!!!
And this picture is priceless:
Thanks for the info, got a place to use it!
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