Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Blame The Workers!
Lately we have been bombarded with politicians discussing the "Big 3" bailout. Almost all have been pushing Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. Why? Not for restructuring the companies to increase efficiency or force them to "go green" but because of the union workers who "have been taking advantage of this system for many years." (Gov. Mitt Romney) That's right! Lets punish those unions for taking care of their workers. No sales. No increase in mpg. Damn unions! We continually alleviate these major companies of any responsibility and now politicians are blaming the workers! Mind you these are the main politicians (right-wingers) pushing for fewer restrictions on the so called "free market". So when we remove restrictions and oversight and the companies continue to make poor financial decisions we blame the workers? Am I against a bailout? With my money Hell Yea! Why don't we let the Big Oil bail them out. All of the oil companies have the "Big 3" in their back-pocket. I refuse to believe that the oil companies aren't directly responsible for the fuel efficiency standards of the American auto industry. Think about it! Who stands to gain if we force car companies to increase their fuel efficiency on their cars ? Or dare we say go electric? The Consumer, The Environment, The Earth! But the real question is who stands to lose? "Big Oil" that's who. No person benefits from gas guzzling cars and high fuel prices, least of all the economy. No one, that is, but the oil companies. But lets face it, the oil companies ain't bailing out sh*t. Why would they. We continue to give them the major contracts (Iraq) and billion dollar tax breaks! For what? Now they can rape us at the dealership and then again at the gas pump. Americans better watch out because after the unions and workers, the only ones left for politicians and major corporations to blame for their mistakes is us, the consumers.
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The main purpose of chapter 11 bankruptcies is to renegotiate contracts, refinance debts, and to restructure and downsize a company. The UAW has been forcing the hand of the Big 3 by threatening strikes. The UAW only adds another business to the equation and contracts out its employees. I put the blame of the failure of the Big 3 squarely on the shoulders of the US government and the American consumers. The EU has kept prices artrificially high by imposing a severe gas tax. To the princely sum of nearly $10 a gallon. The result? Small vehicles, with small engines, with small emissions exhaust but very high mileage. Because of the lack of an American gas tax that is equally as high, we (American consumers) have craved and demanded big vehicles, with big dirty engines, that you must refill twice on the way to work. Americans like power. Americans like comfort. Americans like security and peace of mind. But at what cost. Money is the ultimate incentive. It can make devout husbands cheat on their wives. Tight-wallet families splurge on unnecessities. Until we are tired of paying high gas bills, we will NEVER compromise luxury for cost.
The Big 3 must pay for their lack of insight and intuition to move towards smaller vehicles. Nevertheless, they are only meeting the high demands of us the American public. We got them into this mess, and we must pay to pull them out. Or to let them drown in their sea of debts. We cannot blame big oil, the big 3 or the big Fed. They are only doing what we demand of them. Why is it that we attack Big Oil for making money? For doing everything they can to make a profit. They hold no guns to our collective heads. In fact it is we that hold the symbolic gun, demanding that they do as we say even if it runs them into the ground.
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