Comments on: Autos: Can MI get around the corner? http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/autos-can-mi-get-around-the-corner/ Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:31:23 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff Salisbury http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/autos-can-mi-get-around-the-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-1107 Jeff Salisbury Fri, 05 Dec 2008 18:57:28 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=1098#comment-1107 All of the "the sky is falling" rants can be overcome by building cars people want, selling them without rebates or other tricks. Detroit never complained about union wages & benefits, health care costs, retiree pensions, etc. when they were selling big trucks and SUVs for full sticker and fat profit. Detroit is not a victim of this economy. Detroit is a victim of its own hubris. Build cars people want to buy. It’s really that simple. All of the “the sky is falling” rants can be overcome by building cars people want, selling them without rebates or other tricks.
Detroit never complained about union wages & benefits, health care costs, retiree pensions, etc. when they were selling big trucks and SUVs for full sticker and fat profit.
Detroit is not a victim of this economy. Detroit is a victim of its own hubris.
Build cars people want to buy.
It’s really that simple.

]]> By: dale westrick http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/autos-can-mi-get-around-the-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-1110 dale westrick Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:41:10 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=1098#comment-1110 I have an idea that might get the big three through the until they can be profitable again. Have the retirees take half of there pension and invest it in the company for 6 months(I will be willing to invest all of my pension (which I believe is $78.00 for 13 years of service I had at GM.)This might possibly give them enough money to operate on and show congress that they are serious about building cars that the consumer wants. ( Did I fail to mention that I quit GM over 30 years ago not because I disliked the company but I was not allowed to contribute to the best of my ability to make it a profitable organization.) It has taken us over 30 years to get to the point we are now but if we the retires work together and help the company as I have proposed it can be turned around and can not take 30 years. The retires money could be used to buy stock in the their company at the present level. It would show support of the retires to the future of the company. Sincerly Dale Westrick Inventive Solutions I have an idea that might get the big three through the until they can be profitable again. Have the retirees take half of there pension and invest it in the company for 6 months(I will be willing to invest all of my pension (which I believe is $78.00 for 13 years of service I had at GM.)This might possibly give them enough money to operate on and show congress that they are serious about building cars that the consumer wants. ( Did I fail to mention that I quit GM over 30 years ago not because I disliked the company but I was not allowed to contribute to the best of my ability to make it a profitable organization.)
It has taken us over 30 years to get to the point we are now but if we the retires work together and help the company as I have proposed it can be turned around and can not take 30 years.
The retires money could be used to buy stock in the their company at the present level. It would show support of the retires to the future of the company.
Sincerly
Dale Westrick Inventive Solutions

]]> By: Alfred boggs http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/autos-can-mi-get-around-the-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-1109 Alfred boggs Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:54:05 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=1098#comment-1109 As I read these comments about the auto workers I realize how ignorant some of our most read writers in this country really are. They try to compare them selves to auto workers in that the auto workers take home $28.00 per hour. That is their gross pay not their take home.The writers generally work for themselves as an indepentent business, Paying their taxes quarterly and yes taking home their gross pay.Auto workers will generally have at least 25% witheld from their pay. This is quite a bit different.Nothing like being there and done that. Al Boggs As I read these comments about the auto workers I realize how ignorant some of our most read writers in this country really are. They try to compare them selves to auto workers in that the auto workers take home $28.00 per hour. That is their gross pay not their take home.The writers generally work for themselves as an indepentent business, Paying their taxes quarterly and yes taking home their gross pay.Auto workers will generally have at least 25% witheld from their pay. This is quite a bit different.Nothing like being there and done that. Al Boggs

]]> By: Warren Raftshol http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/autos-can-mi-get-around-the-corner/comment-page-1/#comment-1108 Warren Raftshol Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:31:24 +0000 http://www.thecenterformichigan.net/blog/?p=1098#comment-1108 Michigan should issue its own currency and loan it out at low interest. It is in the people's interest to keep a car industry in this state. State currency would free Michigan from the banker controlled Federal Reserve System with its engineered depressions and recessions. http://wraft.blogspot.com Michigan should issue its own currency and loan it out at low interest. It is in the people’s interest to keep a car industry in this state.

State currency would free Michigan from the banker controlled Federal Reserve System with its engineered depressions and recessions.
http://wraft.blogspot.com

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