Yes, so true. And one of the big reasons why healthcare is still on the agenda for Obama. He has made the point, even today, as he announced Daschle for Secretary of Health, that healthcare makes the difference in terms of the overall economic efforts.
THAT's the point that some of these senators have overlooked. They keep saying that GM workers make $70 an hour. It's not even close!!!! Those $70 include costs for HEALTHCARE, OLD AGE PENSIONERS -- they are legacy costs and if the company goes bankrupt they are costs that the federal government will have to pick up. They are the hidden costs of bankruptcy. Why don't democrats talk about this? And no one makes the point on the national scene that these states that host foreign auto makers have absorbed much of the costs for doing business. For example, these plants were given tax advantages over years and years; I read somewhere that alabama alone paid $175,000 per job for each of the workers. Wonder how that would translate if the federal government were to say: how much did Alabama pay for these jobs -- that's what we will give to GM to keep their doors open in Michigan. On Dec 11, 1:27 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > It is applied to automakers, but it applies to any other industry. > > GM, Toyota, Japan, and National Health > Carehttp://chinamatters.blogspot.com/2008/11/gm-toyota-japan-and-national... > > My opinion: > > Obviously, American workers want welfare, as any other worker around > the world. As US government does not offer the level of welfare that > other governments offer, either corporations or workers have to pay > for that level. If workers pay for it, then they demand higher > salaries, therefore, at the end of the day it is higher cost for > corporations as well. > > If healthcare, education, retirement, food, housing, etc. would be > fully or partly sponsored by the state, then American corporations > could cut their expenses. If not, probably, US industry will not > compete against more "socialized" countries. > > If we combine it with the difference in tastes among American > consumers than other consumers around the world, it makes some > American industries more expensive and not mismatching to what global > markets want. > > Of course, there are other reasons too. But this one counts as shown > in the link. > > Peace and best wishes. > > Xi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
