As the head Honcho of Delphi sez not to long ago, that no Company in this time and age, will survive paying $60.00 an hour(benefits combined) for unskilled labor. Amen brother!
Me thinks we should start them all at minimum wage, and based on the ongoing process elevate them based on merits, not on Union arm twisting.
Benefits?...just like me and others...you are going to pay your share like I do($585 every month premiums, plus the deductibles)...if you can not live with that?...you need to look for another line of work.
To sum it up, it looks that the 1900's gravy train is finally drying up, and the freeloaders start squirming.
I agree.
Just saw Pat Buchanan and Jim Kramer on Scarborough. Buchanan blamed the Republicans for free trade; Kramer blamed GM management, and Scarborough just cried his populist tears. In the end, they all blamed Bush!
No one mentioned:
Powerful unions. Over-paid, underperforming, unskilled workers. No one blamed poor marketing, bad design, poor product quality. No onw blamed the "American worker's" inability (refusal) to compete with Japanese workers.
No one talked about the poor schmuck that goes out and spends $25,000 on an American car that falls apart in three years. Or the same schmuck that can't trade his car because it's not worth what he owes on it.
No one talked about the American auto makers giving away their products with rebates and financing incentives that cheapen their brands.
I am for fair trade and I'm for buying American. But when it comes to spending thousands of dollars on an automobile, when the "average Joe" needs dependable transportation, the consumer has to buy the best car for the money.