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"Can you say UNIONS?"

The interesting thing is that the Asian nameplates have unions in their native lands and non-union plants in the U.S. The Detroit Three have union plants in the u.S. and mainly non-union plants abroad. Both have learned from previous mistakes.

The Korean auto union makes the UAW look like the Cub Scouts.

Yeah but the Korean won (its currency) is about 1/5th the value of the dollar.

You are right though that it is fun to watch korean cops line up against union thugs and pelt each other.
Also to import anything into korea there is enormous import taxes whereas we let them sell any and all their crap here with little duties.
They are going nuts to try to stop a free trade deal with us from going through.Guess they are afraid they just can't compete especially with our farmers.

A lot of people are quick to blame Unions, which has some truth to it but just a little. The fact is if corporate America would quit fleecing American workers and America there would be no need for unions. Fords problems go much deeper than blaming the unions. No leadership, no new ideas, slow response to changing conditions. They are still trying to milk the gas hog SUV's and Pickup trucks. This is why Toyota, and Honda are kicking there butts. They advertise some of there gas economy cars at 30 mph and that just isn't good enough. They just don't get it. I own all Fords, because they have served me well. I have a Ford Escort that gets 36mpg non highway mileage. Guess what they don't make them anymore. Think that was the unions idea to quit making them. Unions have their problems too, but people see that the CEO's get undeserving multimillion dollar salaries and want there fair share and who could blame them. They have hopes and dreams too. Their is plenty of blame to go around with corporate shouldering the bulk of it.