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Originally Posted by PM_Mama00
I take it you've never met a Union line worker. You've never seen the blood sweat and tears they put into their job. The hours they spend away from their family to put food on the table, going to bed before their own children go to bed because they have to be up at 2 or 3am to make it in for the early shift. They deserve that money. Auto workers are the hardest workers I know. And most aren't even Union. Most are temps who are trying to get into the Union so that they don't lose their job and can get benefits that are hard to come by these days.
Dee we've already felt that fallout. Non Michiganders won't know until shit hits the fan. With every factory or shift closing, more small businesses keep closing. More foreclosures. More job losses. More homeless people out on the street. Everyone's easy answer is to move out of Michigan. Unfortunately for some, it's not that easy. Moving takes money, and some people are lucky if they can even pay their rent or taxes.
You are highly mistaken. While they are headquartered in Detroit (actually Dearborn and wherever), they are NOT the Detroit Three. They are the Big 3 who employs people all over our country, not just in Detroit. These companies going bankrupt isn't going to affect only Detroit, but the cities in which they have factories as well.
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You didn't really address the issue though. Do you think they can be profitable again? What do you think it will take? Shouldn't the companies be able to show a plan for what they will do with the money?
I don't doubt the effects will be felt all over, but are the Big Three just a jobs program for the workers and the general economy? If so, wouldn't it be better to develop a plan to give money directly to the workers for retraining at companies with a track record of profitability?
I don't want to see them go under and I'm not indifferent to Michigan's immediate problem, but what's the long term plan?
Apparently, the author of the article doesn't think the companies should have to offer one.
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