Auto Execs Fly Home Without Dough
Democrats buckled on the auto bailout. Carolyn Lochhead gets right to the heart of the matter:
It turns out that taking money from workers who make a lot less (if they have jobs at all), and have far less lavish health benefits (if they have them at all), to give to Detroit autoworkers is not all that popular.
Maybe big labor needs to diversify its party affiliations too?
Archived in: auto makers, Bailout Nation, Democrats, UnionsNovember 20, 2008 at 11:15 pm | Trackback
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The UAW is strong in a failing industry, located in a destitute state run as a socialist fiefdom. The Donks hold this up as the glorious goal to which all should aspire.
Granholm’s latest words on the subject were, “Send more money!”