From: dclayton@bnr.ca (Don Clayton)
Subject: Re: Profits to Japan?
Reply-To: dclayton@bnr.ca (Don Clayton)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd.
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 14:38:16 GMT

In article <bob1.720901141@cos>, bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw) writes:
|> I guess I must be behind the times, since I have no patience with
|> union bashers. Some of you kids seem to forget that your parents
|> and grandparents helped found the union movement, and you can
|> thank your lucky stars that they did.

Not my parents :)

|> If there had been no unions, we would probably still have 12 year
|> old children working in sweatshops and coal mines. Apart from a
|> handfull of corporations, most businesses have had to be dragged
|> kicking and screaming into the 20th century. Really read Adam
|> Smith sometime and see where he placed labor on the scale of
|> things.

And now we should drag unions kicking and screaming out of the 19th
century.  Unions had a place in 18th century London, they have no place
in the 20th century world economy.

|> >Also, income from the big three also goes to engineers, salespersons,
|> >secretaries, etc. etc. who are also making a living.  These people
|> >spend that money buying other goods and services that keeps the
|> >economy going.  Some of that expenditure probably gets turned
|> >around to supporting businesses that buy UNISYS computers.
|> 
|> Right, and if the domestic manufacturer sells you a product that
|> does not perform - tell them. Chronic bitching about the big three
|> here in r.a does little good, or do you believe that their executives
|> have newsreaders :-/.

I don't bitch, I buy something else (ok, I bitch a little :)

|> >However, that is not a reason for buying only domestic products.  As a
|> >consumer, you should buy whatever product produces the biggest bang
|> >for your buck.  By taking your business elsewhere, you are sending a
|> >strong message to the big three auto companies to wake up.  They are
|> >apparently not producing a product that you like.  
|> 
|> >Furthermore, I will agree with you WHOLEHEARTEDLY that the Accord is
|> >an excellent automobile whose performace, reliability and price will
|> 
|> You couldn't convince me after I saw the mess that was left when one
|> ran into the back of my car $250 damage to mine >$1400 to the Honda.
|> I think Bud uses thicker beer cans.
|> 
|> The really sad part is that after sitting around for ~15 years just
|> collecting their pay, the GM board is now admitting that *they*
|> screwed-up, but are they going to resign? Oh no, its just 75,000
|> to 100,000 poor working stiffs that will wind up in the street.

You can't put all of the blame on just the top 12 people.  They all made
the cars, they all decided what should and shouldn't be in them, and they
all treated customers like garbage (it's the dealers that made my life hell
when I owned a GM, not the presidents).  Now they all pay the price.

|> 
|> Oh gee folks, we screwed-up, so you are fired. Oh and by the way,
|> Merry Christmas. :-(
|> 
|> If I sound mad, I am.

Don Clayton
a.k.a. Admiral Maverick, DM of the Drow
My brain, my thoughts, my words.
If I had a million dollars, I'd buy you a K-car (a nice reliant automobile),
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