eh, management is responsible for the failure of vision that gave us the Hummer at a time of peak oil. But health care costs and pensions can't be ignored as a contributing factor. On the third hand, is it not also a failure of vision not to see that these costs woud rise?
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think I have to put more of the blame on management rather than > labor on this one. > > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 9:42 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Vivec wrote: >>> >>> "It is with sad irony that the company which invented "planned >>> obsolescence" -- the decision to build cars that would fall apart >>> after a few years so that the customer would then have to buy a new >>> >> >> Yes and no. He's got the business strategy right, but he screws up >> the labor piece. >> >> Organized labor was essentially the mafia and extorted money from both >> its members and GM. >> >> The executives, for their part, allowed the extortion because they >> were on the gravy train too. >> >> The government should take over, but like they do with banks: eject >> the board and management, auction off the assets, and close down the >> rest. >> >> But the bottom line is that labor and management failed as a team. >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:297943 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
