Originally Posted by shelley

You know while I agree that certain things are excessive this is horrfically excessive its also a classic case of the media blowing things out of proportion and manipulating the news.

Should they have been smarter about the jets sure but I have another opinion that many will not agree with me on. BUt in my business I see CEOs and jets all the time and the amount of work tat gets done on those jets is far more efficient than having them stand in line at an airport for two hours.

And based on what they get paid I want those guys working 24/7 to solve these problems.

That does not mean that I think things are ok as is. There has to be massive change and the unions are not willing to change. And chage is hard to swallow. BUt that means the automakers have to be willing to give concessions as does the unions. And right now the unions do not see the forest through the trees.

So sure let them go bankrupt. Then what will the unions do when all their rank and file are unemployed?

Its unfortunate that the people that will really suffer through this will be the regular people, not upper management and not union management.

And you think the foreign autos are fine? Not by any measure. So goes the domestic autos and in time so go will go the foreign. Its like the tide and boats. They will all rise and fall together just maybe not as far. Foreign sales are down right now 30-40%, how long can that go on before they start cutting those $40 an hour American workers too. Right now the foreign automakers are privately panicking.

I certainly am for reform and absolutely want accountability all the way up the ladder.

But I am terrified of the ripple effect. Some parts of the country may be booming right now but this will affect the whole country and I just hope that we are not being shortsided with our lynch mob mentality right now. We need all these people to work hard to solve these problems.