Rt.66: As far as the remainder of your argument: You’re cherry picking your facts and ignoring history. Simple repeating the mantra that GM is out of business due to government policies and no fault of it’s own is to ignore history and facts.
That’s not an argument, that’s propaganda. It also doesn’t advance your cause one iota.
I don’t argue that Japan was allowed to build their industries inside a US protected (militarily and economically) bubble. However, GM had the opportunity to easily crush the Japanese, both in the 1970s and the 1980s. They chose to remain with outdated, stodgy designs and pooh-poohed the notion of improved fuel efficiency. And if you want to talk about government protection and policies, how about the US government giving GM a free pass on the CAFE standards?
This isn’t a “let’s bash UAW” post. However, you seem as completely unwilling to discuss the CBAs as Obama does. There’s a reason for that and on both fronts: The CBAs, combined with chronic mismanagement of an iconic US brand, brought down GM. Yes, there were other contributing factors, including deceptive/unfair trade practices and poor US policies, but those practices and policies were contributing factors not the MOTIVE factors. Unless and until you’re willing to admit that, your arguments will continue to ring both false and hollow.
