posted on Dec, 5 2008 @ 12:03 PM
reply to post by bioqueen
It is interesting they gave the bank CEOs a huge bailout and did not ask their mode of travel or what plans they had for the money. While I am dubious
of more taxpayer money being thrown at companies, I do see a biased approach to blue collar companies. Unions are getting blamed when the auto union
pay average is $28 an hour and non union auto makers get $25 an hour.
I think the Big Three need to combine and sell off some of their brands. They compete within each other too much, and that is one of their problems.
Fuel and alternative fuel technology is another thing. The Volt will only get about 40 miles on a charge, while Tesla Motors vehicles will get about
200 miles on a charge. What is wrong with that picture?
Hyundai is developing a battery that will store more electricity and weigh much less than the current ones available. The Big Three say that the
technology is decades away from us when other companies are showing it is not.
In short, while I am upset about the treatment of the auto makers, I would like to see them file Chapter 11 and reorganize instead of getting more
money to bleed. They will only come back and ask for more.