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#19747 of 19798 dallasdude by marsha7

Dec 26, 2012 (8:28 pm)

"When GM purchased EDS and Huges Satillite for millions and sold them for billions..."
 
If I recall, in 1985 or 86, Roger Smith bought Hughes Electronics, ro, as he called it, Lulu, for approx 5 billion (with a "b") back then...I was unaware that GM sold Hughes, but I am sure they paid billions, not millions, even back in the 80s...

#19748 of 19798 Re: dallasdude [marsha7] by robr2

Dec 27, 2012 (7:17 am)

Replying to: marsha7 (Dec 26, 2012 8:28 pm)
I just finished reading a book about the auto industry up through the mid 90's. GM bought bought Hughes and EDS for billions and sold both for even more billions. Hughes was incorporated into Delco and of course the whole thing was spun off as Delphi.

#19749 of 19798 Re: dallasdude [robr2] by berri

Dec 27, 2012 (12:59 pm)

Replying to: robr2 (Dec 27, 2012 7:17 am)
A lot of Hughes was spun off to Raytheon as I recall. I think Raytheon then moved much of it from El Segundo, CA to AZ.

#19750 of 19798 Re: dallasdude [berri] by robr2

Dec 27, 2012 (1:15 pm)

Replying to: berri (Dec 27, 2012 12:59 pm)
A lot of Hughes was spun off to Raytheon as I recall. I think Raytheon then moved much of it from El Segundo, CA to AZ.
 
GM sold Hughes Aircraft to Raytheon. It included all the weapons systems that Hughes had bought from General Dynamics during GM's ownership. The rest of of Hughes was merged with Delco which became Delphi, Boeing bought the satellite operations and News Corp bought the DirectTV business.

#19751 of 19798 Union membership falls in 34 states by Stever@Edmunds HOST

Jan 23, 2013 (1:36 pm)

"The nation's unions lost 400,000 members in 2012 as the percentage of U.S. workers represented by a labor union fell to 11.3 percent, its lowest level since the 1930s - declining by 0.5 percent over the last year.
 
Michigan accounted for about 10 percent of the nation's loss of unionized workers as the Wolverine State fell to the seventh most-unionized state, from fifth in 2011."
 
 Union membership falls to 70-year low (Detroit News)

#19752 of 19798 Re: Union membership falls in 34 states [steve_] by gagrice

Jan 23, 2013 (4:59 pm)

Replying to: Stever@Edmunds (Jan 23, 2013 1:36 pm)
We have lost more Union jobs in the last 4 years than the previous 8 years. Hmmmm....
 
The total unionization rate declined from 11.8 percent of wage and salary workers in 2011 to 11.3 percent in 2012. Private-sector unionization fell from 6.9 percent to 6.6 percent, and the government unionization rate dropped from 37 percent to 35.9 percent. The total Obama-era decline is 1.1 percentage points, compared with 1.1 percentage points during the eight Bush years.
 
Although Obama has championed union causes, his tax and regulatory policies have systematically discouraged business investment and job creation in America for all workers -- union and nonunion.
 
http://washingtonexaminer.com/furchtgott-roth-why-the-unions-are-shrinking/artic- le/2519391#.UQB5QfLNnTo

#19753 of 19798 Maybe just a few by marsha7

Jan 24, 2013 (7:46 pm)

more years and unions like the UAW and Teamsters and Longshoremen may be truly relegated to the dustbin of history...

#19754 of 19798 Suzuki rocks... by iluvmysephia1

Jan 24, 2013 (8:46 pm)

The Metros were Suzukis, and had a blip in demand back around 2008 when gas prices popped.
 
I still think that the Suzuki Kizashi is the best midsize car out there. I love that car. Suzuki rocks. And what do American people buy? Honkin' big pick-em-up trucks.
 
What a sad joke. It is all Japanese cars...they are the best bargains and the best-made vehicles that can be bought.
 
Now get back to your weird shoot-em-up video games that you can't be disturbed from playing. And no Snickers bars allowed for three months. And you must play only Beyonce music for 24 months straight. That oughta get you.

#19755 of 19798 Re: Suzuki rocks... [iluvmysephia1] by gagrice

Jan 24, 2013 (8:52 pm)

Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jan 24, 2013 8:46 pm)
And you must play only Beyonce music for 24 months straight. That oughta get you.
 
You mean Milli Vanilli Beyonce the tramp?

#19756 of 19798 LOL... by iluvmysephia1

Jan 24, 2013 (8:56 pm)

You mean Milli Vanilli Beyonce the tramp?
 
You got it brother!

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