How many of y'all work for GM? There are a bunch of regular people, with regular families , goals, and dreams,with good kids at all of these companies.
There are 10's of thousand of your fellow Americans who have the opportunity to go to work every day because of the bailouts. I agree that the whole idea of "too big to fail" is hard to swallow, but the hard truth is, these companies are too big to fail. I think the issue of the amounts that the bailed out companies have paid back is up for debate, depending on your leanings.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Cue "Fanfare for the Common Man" and rev up the Government Motors engines. Wednesday is Great American Auto Bailout Day at the Democratic National Convention. Party propagandists have prepared a prime-time-ready film touting the "rescue's" benefits for American workers. UAW President Bob King will sing the savior-in-chief's praises.
But like all of the economic success stories manufactured by the White House, the $85 billion government handout is a big fat farce.
"I said I believe in American workers, I believe in this American industry, and now the American auto industry has come roaring back," Obama bragged...
I have no sympathy for the UAW or its "rank and file" membership of overpaid, underworked, unskilled, entitled "dinosaurs".
Why sould I have to subsidize a 30/hr paycheck when I make a fraction of that?
Toyota is the biggest car manufacturer in the world (far surpassing GM) and their US plants have plenty of parts suppliers.