Article Comments: Detroits Third Q

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Article comments for Detroit's Third Q: Not So Easy as 1-2-3 for Big Three - Ford and its new chief, Alan Mulally, recruited from Boeing, have a lot of work to do. It's hard to know where to begin. (more)

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#11 of 13 Re: time up [iqbaldhillon2] by rockylee Nov 10, 2006 (11:46 pm)
Replying to: iqbaldhillon2 (Nov 10, 2006 2:38 pm) Why will I be sorry ? I care, but it's not a personal issue. I would assume the new Senate and House, will help the domestics out in someway. I also assume within the next few years national healthcare, will be a issue again which if it passed would help out the domestics. We will see.... Rocky
#12 of 13 That's not the answer by countsmackula1 Nov 18, 2006 (8:35 pm)
The answer is to get the automakers out of the clutches of the UAW. National healthcare is not the answer--ready to give up 40 to 50 percent of your salary? Not me.......As for the Big Three--it's hard to turn a profit when you're supporting thousands of people on benefits that add up to more than most people's salary. I don't begrudge auto workers a good living-but they don't need to earn more than someone who went to school for seven to ten years (like an engineer).Also, I echo the sentiment that they need to sell cars that people want , not some half-assed plastic retro-mobile, e.g. PT cruiser
#13 of 13 Not to worry... by iluvmysephia1 Nov 18, 2006 (9:30 pm)
Ford's got Mr.Alan Mulally, my old boss at The Boeing Company. What's gonna happen is Ford is really going to begin cutting back now...not only jobs but benefits for those that remain. I'm so glad to be away from Boeing and Mulally both. Sour grapes that are helping to turn my life back towards happiness. Thanks to perseverance and Arizona and a much smaller town to enjoy living in. Look at it this way...getting canned from Ford(or GM or DCX)could eventually lead you to a better quality of life. Thanks Alan! =:)