02-09-2011, 06:12 AM
tomustang Wrote:Forget the union workers speech, gm workers are not like they were decades ago, they push buttons on a machine for $30/hr and get triple overtime.
REALLY? Wow, maybe you should go work on that line if it's so easy. Have you worked on the assembly line? Let me tell you, I do and it's not all "pushing buttons on a machine" like everyone makes it out to be. I get so sick of everyone thinking that we're just a bunch of slugs who stand around all day and make tons of money. Triple overtime? Yeah...right, maybe if you're in the skilled trades and it's a holiday. Yes, some of those jobs are good and quite easy but they're few and far between. Most of those jobs are not all that great on your body.
Let me remind everyone that the "bail outs" were loans and GM is currently paying them back.
Now, the UAW? That's a different story altogether, just a "good ol' boys club" now. Lots of people still drinking the kool-aid that they hand out. They have issues that go so deep it's not funny.
I wouldn't buy a foreign car if it was the last one on earth. Even if I didn't work for GM I'd still buy American.
My suggestion? Buy a used American car based on your budget. Hope you can find one that fits your needs.
Mike