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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 844664" data-attributes="member: 17969">Brett, &nbsp;I realize most of you on the right dont understand how the business communities work, but GM and its &quot;business&quot; partners employ close to 4 million people.&nbsp; Where do you think all the parts come from?&nbsp; All over the country and mexico, canada and japan.&nbsp; The distributors of parts alone employ close to 1 million people all by themselves.&nbsp;Those on the right focus ONLY on GM and its assembly plants and yes, they do not employ 4 million people.&nbsp;Everyone from the assembly line, to the truckers who carry the cars, to the paint companies who make the paints, to the tire companies who make the tires to everything else you can name, millions of people are employed.&nbsp;FOXED SPEWS will do their best to &quot;focus&quot; your attention solely to the assembly lines and say things like &quot;It may sting for awhile, but someone will come in to fill the void&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp; REALLY?&nbsp;When was the last time in 10 years where you saw any company come in and fill the void of millions of jobs in this country?&nbsp;Why is it, that republicans are so dead against american companies that they would rather see them fail and go out of business and then import cars from another country and send our hard earned money overseas?&nbsp;You say fill the void, but when have you seen a new american car company start up and produce american cars and compete with exisiting domestic auto sales?&nbsp;This isnt a &quot;free&quot; market.&nbsp; There is nothing free about it.&nbsp;&nbsp; It costs americans thousands of jobs a year everytime a new foreign car is introduced to our country.&nbsp;Prior to Reagan, domestic car companies dominated the total us auto sales market holding close to 89% market share.&nbsp; In 1980, Reagan allowed the japanese to flood our shores with smaller cars and trucks totally unregulated and that put several domestic car makers out of business in 8 years.&nbsp; By 1988, the japanese held 75% of total market share of cars sold in the U.S.&nbsp; By the end of 1991 (GH BUSH) more japanese auto makers were importing cars and trucks without restrictions and they came close to holding 81% of market share here in the united states.&nbsp;In 2000, one of the first things Bill Clinton did was REGULATE how many cars and trucks could be imported into the US and he put the CLAMPS on the japanese.&nbsp; He worked with the remaining auto makers and made one simple demand.&nbsp; If they improved the quality of cars and trucks, improved the gas mileage, he would protect US market share by placing limitations on the japanese.&nbsp;&nbsp; By the year 2000, the big three domestic auto makers held 72% of market share once again.&nbsp;The big three were all that was left of our auto industry.&nbsp; &nbsp;In 2000, GW BUSH lifted those restrictions clinton placed on importers and more lines of cars hit our shores.&nbsp; This time, the koreans started flooding our shores with cars and trucks as well as new japanese brands.&nbsp;Today, the japanese hold almost 70% of market share with european auto makers and domestic auto makers tied for second.&nbsp; &nbsp;Oil prices dictate what cars people are buying today, and the smaller foreign junk is what people want now.&nbsp; I agree, the big three need to change the business models to compete, but putting them out of business isnt the way to do it.&nbsp;It would cost the taxpayers millions more, if not billions to pay the unemployment insurance, health coverage and dont forget, PBGC coverage for all pensions that would get dumped into it when these companies folded.&nbsp;The republicans &quot;trick&quot; you into believing a failed policy, like &quot;It may sting for awhile, but someone will come in to fill the void&quot;&nbsp;The only ones filling the &quot;voids&#039; will be YOU, MORELUCK and the others who&#039;s tax dollars will go to paying all the entitlements the goverment will have to shell out when these companies folded.&nbsp;Thats the beauty of it.&nbsp;Peace.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 844664, member: 17969"] Brett, I realize most of you on the right dont understand how the business communities work, but GM and its "business" partners employ close to 4 million people. Where do you think all the parts come from? All over the country and mexico, canada and japan. The distributors of parts alone employ close to 1 million people all by themselves. Those on the right focus ONLY on GM and its assembly plants and yes, they do not employ 4 million people. Everyone from the assembly line, to the truckers who carry the cars, to the paint companies who make the paints, to the tire companies who make the tires to everything else you can name, millions of people are employed. FOXED SPEWS will do their best to "focus" your attention solely to the assembly lines and say things like "It may sting for awhile, but someone will come in to fill the void". REALLY? When was the last time in 10 years where you saw any company come in and fill the void of millions of jobs in this country? Why is it, that republicans are so dead against american companies that they would rather see them fail and go out of business and then import cars from another country and send our hard earned money overseas? You say fill the void, but when have you seen a new american car company start up and produce american cars and compete with exisiting domestic auto sales? This isnt a "free" market. There is nothing free about it. It costs americans thousands of jobs a year everytime a new foreign car is introduced to our country. Prior to Reagan, domestic car companies dominated the total us auto sales market holding close to 89% market share. In 1980, Reagan allowed the japanese to flood our shores with smaller cars and trucks totally unregulated and that put several domestic car makers out of business in 8 years. By 1988, the japanese held 75% of total market share of cars sold in the U.S. By the end of 1991 (GH BUSH) more japanese auto makers were importing cars and trucks without restrictions and they came close to holding 81% of market share here in the united states. In 2000, one of the first things Bill Clinton did was REGULATE how many cars and trucks could be imported into the US and he put the CLAMPS on the japanese. He worked with the remaining auto makers and made one simple demand. If they improved the quality of cars and trucks, improved the gas mileage, he would protect US market share by placing limitations on the japanese. By the year 2000, the big three domestic auto makers held 72% of market share once again. The big three were all that was left of our auto industry. In 2000, GW BUSH lifted those restrictions clinton placed on importers and more lines of cars hit our shores. This time, the koreans started flooding our shores with cars and trucks as well as new japanese brands. Today, the japanese hold almost 70% of market share with european auto makers and domestic auto makers tied for second. Oil prices dictate what cars people are buying today, and the smaller foreign junk is what people want now. I agree, the big three need to change the business models to compete, but putting them out of business isnt the way to do it. It would cost the taxpayers millions more, if not billions to pay the unemployment insurance, health coverage and dont forget, PBGC coverage for all pensions that would get dumped into it when these companies folded. The republicans "trick" you into believing a failed policy, like "It may sting for awhile, but someone will come in to fill the void" The only ones filling the "voids' will be YOU, MORELUCK and the others who's tax dollars will go to paying all the entitlements the goverment will have to shell out when these companies folded. Thats the beauty of it. Peace. [/QUOTE]

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