Should the US bailout the big three automakers?

[Keithc8]

I want to also say that I do not want to come down on the UAW employees themselves so hard but the guys running the union and making all of the money of these guys. These union bosses are the ones that have made this a bad deal. The Big Three could still pay their workers close to what they get now after union dues and fees and still save a fortune. Do away with the unions and pay the workers a good wage and health benifits without the union getting there cuts. Way to many people getting paid for nothing. I think they can do something that will work for everybody and they better or none of them will have a job. That is just how stuborn and stupid some of these people can be.
I just had to lay of 2 guys and I have never had to lay of anyone before. That was very hard for me becaue I feel a responsability to them and their families when I hire them to keep them employeed but just had to do it right now. I may have to lay of some more before it is done. This has made it harder on me because I am in the shop working more now than in the past but you have to do what you have to do.
I am in Houston, TX right now with my family seeing a customer with an engine problem. I came down with another engine and helped change it out and get it going to make sure everything was ok. These are the things that I do for my customers to make sure they are happy. I did not want to even try to fix the engine in the car because it only had about 400 miles on it and had a smoking problem so I just installed another new engine and I will see what happened to this one. It will be easier to check out back at the shop. I need to know if it was a bad part or something so that it does not happen again. I did not want to drive 400 miles and spend my weekend doing this but this is what you do when you own a business.
I hope we can all get through this bad time in our country because I have three children to get through college yet. It seems that I will be working for a while and may be back in the trailer before it is over. Good luck to all

[sparks]

Keith I can really understand and respect your point of view(and agree w/ alot of it), but I just get alittle pissed at some of these guys who sit behind there desks all day and really have no idea what its like to break there backs for a living. And at the same time they think they deserve there big salaries. I'm sure that if new wave of execs,docs,lawyers etc. decided to start charging half the going rates for the same quality of work they wouldnt be to happy. Just my $65 hr. opinion........

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by sparks

), but I just get alittle pissed at some of these guys who sit behind there desks all day and really have no idea what its like to break there backs for a living. And at the same time they think they deserve there big salaries. I'm sure that if new wave of execs,docs,lawyers etc. decided to start charging half the going rates for the same quality of work they wouldnt be to happy. Just my $65 hr. opinion........

Just for your info, Unlike execs and lawyers, the good ole US gov sets reimbursement rates for doctors. Doctors can charge anything they like, but doctor's only get what the US gov and insurance companies think they deserve, actually much less than half of what they charge. I think it's time we need the same system in place for lawyers.

For a doctor to take home $150K a year after expenses, at $40 per office visit, he has to see alot of patients. Not exactly sitting behind a desk doing nothing.