Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:51:05 -0500, "Eisboch"
wrote:

His "package" (including benefits) was in excess of $85k/year and upon
retirement could look forward to full, GM financed health coverage along
with his pension.

And, this is really a ****er, now GM wants the US Taxpayer to dig them
out of the health care hole by paying for the ridiculous health care
packages for their retireees.

So now we have GM begging some working stiff who works, pays taxes and
either doesn't have a health package or only Major Medical at an
exhorbitant rate to sponsor some moron who put four screws in a
dashboard for most of his life and was paid $34/hr plus benefits for
doing so and now has a $4 co-pay for everything health care related.

Here's what I think GM should do - pre-pack a Chapter 11 bankruptcy,
get rid of the ridiculous union contracts and start over again with
government backing (not loans) with reasonable labor costs and
competitive products.

That will do more for the American economy than any TARP.
I think everyone should be assured quality health care. A lot will label
that socialist or whatever, since it crosses some line some Corporate
tax dodger, told him it does. What you are saying life isn't fair. That
those who earn more are less than moral. Those that work for GM etc
applied for the job. Those that work at McDonalds applied for that job.
Those that choose to work for themselves took that job and assumed the
responsibility and task to provide for all those things and struggle for
higher rewards. Now they bitch because they don't have the benefits free
from somebody. Gm Workers and any other aren't provided anything free.
It is part of their compensation or pay.
If you haven't noticed 85,000.00 a year is about 9,000.00 in 1970
dollars. my conjecture.