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People, one thing:
Most southern parts manufacturers (including those Nissan plants, BMW plants, etc) sell to the Big 3. They go under, the foreign plants in the South will close, too. No car in America is fully "foreign" or "American". They are a mix. Kill the Big 3 and you will really hurt the foreigns.
That's why three Southern Senators are suddenly backtracking, and Bush stepped in. Springhill in Tenn (Corker's state) is going first, GM just announced. Guess where the Big 3 will make sure supplier layoffs will hit?
Top UAW salary is 27, top non-union 24. UAW is not the problem.
When people lose jobs, they get mad. These senators just earned themselves a nasty lesson in one fact: the Big 3 and the foreign automakers are interconnected. You can' t hit one without nailing the others.
It will be more that a "few million jobs lost." Kiss Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana goodbye.
If the middle class has no money, and these jackasses cram down everyone's wages, who do you think will buy these cars? The foreign automakers are not selling cars, either. NO ONE IS.
Destroying more decent paying jobs is the last thing the economy needs.
