Comments on: A Bailout for the Auto Industry? http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/11/a-bailout-for-the-auto-industry/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:14:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Brutus Epiglottis http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/11/a-bailout-for-the-auto-industry/#comment-32018 Brutus Epiglottis Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:53:24 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2008/11/a-bailout-for-the-auto-industry/#comment-32018 Yes - if the tax payer funds a automaker's bailout then it should benefit the public by producing efficient green products. No - the UAW should not be strengthened. They are just as much a part of the problem as executive management. Sound competitive business practices are what is needed to convert automaker's into profitable businesses. The UAW cannot be integral to a competitive business model because their wage structure is inflated well beyond their counterparts in any real economy (similiar to real home values compared to inflated home values). Yes – if the tax payer funds a automaker’s bailout then it should benefit the public by producing efficient green products.

No – the UAW should not be strengthened. They are just as much a part of the problem as executive management.

Sound competitive business practices are what is needed to convert automaker’s into profitable businesses. The UAW cannot be integral to a competitive business model because their wage structure is inflated well beyond their counterparts in any real economy (similiar to real home values compared to inflated home values).

]]>