tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967180796412435901.post7318020993816556911..comments2023-08-16T06:10:35.967-05:00Comments on The Financial Engineer: The UAW has already bought their BailoutKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03051956393849535207noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967180796412435901.post-42131092515757330762008-11-21T03:49:00.000-06:002008-11-21T03:49:00.000-06:00In all fairness (I'm not sympathetic at all toward...In all fairness (I'm not sympathetic at all toward the UAW), the technology is not so much what they oppose (though to some extent I understand they do)... the big difference with that Brazil plant is that they house suppliers and their employees under the same roof as the full-timers. Especially in the plant shown in that video - I've never heard of suppliers actually assembling the car for Team Members.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8967180796412435901.post-39827550298927345442008-11-18T08:28:00.000-06:002008-11-18T08:28:00.000-06:00Thanks Kristin. The video from the Ford plant in B...Thanks Kristin. The video from the Ford plant in Brazil was so good I had to watch it twice. You're right about the UAW (and the President-elect) on all counts. I agree that bankruptcy is not the end for the big three. However I think the timing just sucks right now with the housing and credit crisis happening at the same time. I don't like throwing good money after bad but too much surgery at one time may 'kill' the patient (economy) here. What really bothers me beyond these bailouts is the lack of accountability of exactly how the money is being spent by the banks that have accepted our money to date. I think I heard on the news lately that a congressional oversight committee (and I use that term loosely) only was aware of which banks received money and how much. We are witnessing a dysfunctional government. It's as simple as that.Mark Wiehenstroerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00365368531831105591noreply@blogger.com