[central_va]

You can go ahead and make the cars here, and bear a $7000 union “tax” for each car, and another $3000 EPA “tax” for each car you make here. And then have a 20% tariff on the import of your car overseas. And pay 35% profits on any money you make on that car.

That is such BS. Labor accounts for only 10% of the MSRP on autos. Even less for non union built cars. Do some research and quit spreading lies.

[FromTheSidelines]

Maybe you should educate yourself...

Regarding union health care, "Gold-plated UAW health benefits for retirees and active workers added $1,200 to the cost of each vehicle that GM produced in 2007."

Add in the 10% price that the UAW claims for labor alone ($3,000 on a $30,000 vehicle), and we're at $4,200 right there. And we haven't added in the costs of retirement plans, jobs banks, or GM bailouts (we spent $15 billion on GM, which sells 2.5 million cars a year - that's $1,000 per year for 6 years).

Yea, it's probably close to $7,000 for the labor, benefits, and UAW bailout that we spent for each car rolling out of the Big Three...

Of course, it's interesting to note that when you Google "union labor costs in car price" one of the first links is from DU and spouts the same line you do. Do you spend much time collecting your facts over at DU?