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It is easy to see that this will not work out too well.
In another thread, I once simply compared the auto manufacturing business to a row boat. The boat is starting to sink. Unbelievably, the guys rowing it want more job security, for that is claimed to be the main issue in this strike.
The highly paid captain steering it, has been so busy avoiding minor floating debris, he hasn't been watching where they are going overall. He'll soon be going down with his ship along with the rest.
The flaw to all this is that who will buy cars in the future? We can't do it if all our jobs disappear beneath the surface. Even Henry Ford knew this when he started. He paid high enough wages that the workers could afford to buy their own product. This is everybody's problem. We are hemorrhaging jobs.
The UAW guys rowing were probably rowing as hard as they ever have. They better keep on rowing and start steering a bit too.
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