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There really must be some sort of god or maybe it is inbreeding ? How else are so many incompetent or is it incontinent people holding positions of power and authority? In good times there was an uneasy peace between management, the UAW and politicians .Now in tough times,the gloves are off and Southern Republicans appear to be afraid of losing something. The objectives of the GOP & the big 3 seem to be pretty close in most areas. Both want someone else to be tagged with the fault, save face and get things back to normal i.e. the UAW is the problem.
Unions are in no way perfect but neither are employers or politicians. When the dust settles and the studies are done, the value of the UAW's & its spin-offs contribution to the American GDP is likely to be far larger than currently estimated. It is too late to let the auto industry tank when there are things that can be done or at least tried. America, UAW and manufacturers can make good, salable cars if it wants to. If it dropped a few of its pet projects, such as the war on drugs or the war on aliens. Ceasing the continuous stream lists of people to be feared would also help. The biggest contribution may be giving up on being the the world's hall monitor
