If the “Big Three” auto industry is to be saved, it will have to be through the actions of the American consumers. Unless the unions that control the auto industry are forced to bring their demands in line with that of their foreign competitors, the automobile industry as we have known it will not be able to last. There are few with leadership roles in our government that are willing to stand up against the United Auto Workers (UAW). The American consumers are the only ones that can either save or send our automobile industry to the graveyard of failed businesses.

I am 69 and have always purchased and driven GM products. I have purchased a new GM product within the last five months, but it will be my last unless the UAW agrees to change its policies. It is not right for our government to force the American taxpayer to save GM and Chrysler. It should be our choice.

If the American taxpayers and consumers will stand up and send a clear message to both management and labor that if they are not willing to make their intentions clear by March of this year, that we will not be willing to purchase their products after that date.

It’s time to sink or swim.

I am willing to sign my name to any list that will urge this process along.

Jack Kyle. Lubbock, Tx.

the weakening of american labor is what has us in an economic crisis we can't get out of because there's no "permanent" stimulus in people's checks, ie, better pay.

instead of attacking 'big labor,' take a look at yourselves and/or the people and corporations you prefer to advocate and first ask what they've done to our economy and ask "what are they doing to help workers?" you won't have an answer. (oh, and offering low wage jobs with unaffordable health insurance isn't an answer. ps- the fact that we have an employer-based system of health insurance and corporate america isn't interested in a real solution for fixing the health care crisis is A. bad business, and B. inhumane and disgusting)

now go back to your ridiculous banter about big scary labor bosses, most of whom really want to help working people including you or people you care about. and don't start in on obama, after 8 years of the disaster your outgoing president just left us. your party gets the penalty box for 4 years, it's our turn. go sit on the sidelines and watch someone who cares about people for a change.

Another time….

I'll start at the bottom of the comments list and go up.

R.Gates = PERFECT Comment

I started a GDoc of = HF Hate Words – Just added – "lackey"

Michael Grace – I am going to SAVE and use the REAL Numbers YOU posted. Thanks.

Patrick O'lone – Like YOU say -

WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE!!!!

Chuck Jankowski Chelsea -

I agree

THAT is why I post my email address

as a place for us to join together,

'cause it is the thing to do.

Jim Medley – When Big 3 Auto

got in $$$ Problems

they should have gone to Big Oil.

After all

they worked together to keep

Gasoline prices high

and keep us DEPENDENT on Oil.

KJ

Alas, what we have here are a number of examples of the fact that, not only is the "dirty little secret" that "big labor" IS "big business" (making the "labor vs. big business" charade quite disingenuous), but also it has long been a favorite tool of International Leftists/Marxists/Communists/Socialists.

Thus also, given Leftist Marxism/Communism/Socialism's proven convenience and hospitality for Leftist/Socialist magalomaniacs, "the labor movement" has all too easily become dominated by such Leftists/Socialists; thus making this situation a "perfect marriage" for the Leftist/Socialist-dominated "labor movement" and a Leftist/Socialist Obama and Congress, which is bad news, however denied as such, for everyone except such as "big labor" bosses and their government allies.

The bottom line is, right now there isn't a whole lot we can do to "dissolve" such a "marriage", and repair at least some of the damage, at least until the elections of 2010 and 2012.

Thank you.