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LIMBAUGH: GM Must DIE!

vauge said:
I think Rush is a wacky old man that needs to be removed from his golden microphone.

There is no such thing as "too big to fail". It is amazing to me that many pure evolutionists are against capitolism.

GM should by all rights been history long ago before the *first* bailout.
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Well, considering they have been paying people to stand around and not work, THANKS UNIONS! :thumbs:, one wonders just how much money could they have saved we the taxpayers if they were able to let them go.
 
TheHat said:
Well, considering they have been paying people to stand around and not work, THANKS UNIONS! :thumbs:, one wonders just how much money could they have saved we the taxpayers if they were able to let them go.
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Yes. Unions pay people to stand around and not work.

(Yawn!)

I'll be back later... gonna check to see if I can find a more idiotic, simplistic statement on the forum. Wish me luck.
 
The Jovial One said:
Yes. Unions pay people to stand around and not work.

(Yawn!)

I'll be back later... gonna check to see if I can find a more idiotic, simplistic statement on the forum. Wish me luck.
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UAW workers get 50% of their pay while laid off. Does that count as getting paid for not working???
 
The Jovial One said:
Yes. Unions pay people to stand around and not work.

(Yawn!)

I'll be back later... gonna check to see if I can find a more idiotic, simplistic statement on the forum. Wish me luck.
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Its not my fault you dont educate yourself on these issues.

The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition

Next time, before commenting, have a clue before telling folks their comments are idiotic b/c more then likely, you wind up making the idiotic comment. :thumbs:

Now run along and make up another false claim to start a thread with and make sure you link to your own blog too.:2wave::roll:
 
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Gill said:
UAW workers get 50% of their pay while laid off. Does that count as getting paid for not working???
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I get paid something more than 50 % for not working, and I am not in a union...
 
TheHat said:
Its not my fault you dont educate yourself on these issues.

The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition

Next time, before commenting, have a clue before telling folks their comments are idiotic b/c more then likely, you wind up making the idiotic comment. :thumbs:

Now run along and make up another false claim to start a thread with.:2wave:
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Your source says it was something the UAW negotiated, not "unions". Next time have a clue before telling folks stuff.
 
Gill said:
Unemployment check or do you live in Europe??
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The first. Not sure on this, but I think there is over half of us in the auto industry not in unions.
 
Redress said:
Your source says it was something the UAW negotiated, not "unions". Next time have a clue before telling folks stuff.
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Um.....is the UAW not a union?:confused:

Next time, dont try and seperate the UAW from the unions.:laughat:
 
TheHat said:
Um.....is the UAW not a union?:confused:

Next time, dont try and seperate the UAW from the unions.:laughat:
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UAW is not "unions". "unions" are not responsible for what the UAW does. I know this is a complicated concept, but please do try and understand.

Since all that probably went over your head, I will break it down a bit more for you. You are trying to paint all unions as doing what the UAW does. This is not accurate. You where wrong.
 
Redress said:
UAW is not "unions". "unions" are not responsible for what the UAW does. I know this is a complicated concept, but please do try and understand.

Since all that probably went over your head, I will break it down a bit more for you. You are trying to paint all unions as doing what the UAW does. This is not accurate. You where wrong.
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Yeah TheHat. Stop putting an "s" on the end of union or you'll be in big trouble.

Redress: Do you really think the other union's' are any different???
 
Gill said:
Yeah TheHat. Stop putting an "s" on the end of union or you'll be in big trouble.

Redress: Do you really think the other union's' are any different???
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As a matter of fact, they are. Work bank is, to the best of my knowledge, UAW specific in fact.
 
Redress said:
UAW is not "unions". "unions" are not responsible for what the UAW does. I know this is a complicated concept, but please do try and understand.
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Oh I see, your nitpicking my comment and putting words in my mouth on this.

The UAW, is the union for the auto industry is it not?

Since all that probably went over your head, I will break it down a bit more for you. You are trying to paint all unions as doing what the UAW does. This is not accurate. You where wrong.
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No, that is what you are saying I meant. I was being specific to the unions or union at GM. Go back and read my comment.

Believe it or not, this topic is about GM, so if you read my comment in that context "unions" mean any union found at GM and GM alone.

Next time, isntead of being a smart ass, just ask a simple question along the lines of:

"What do you mean by "unions"? I want to make sure I understand what your talking about."

Or some such thing. Instead of simply trying to interpret and misguide someone's post. :thumbs:
 
Your post was quite clear. If you did not mean it as it read, you should learn how to use the language.
 
Redress said:
Your post was quite clear. If you did not mean it as it read, you should learn how to use the language.
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Again, last time I am going to address this, if you arent sure on what someone means in a post, ask a simple question regarding the post.

I dont wish to drag this into a retarded arguement over an "s" on the end of the word: union.

Quit arguing semantics and lets get back to the substance please.
 
Gill said:
UAW workers get 50% of their pay while laid off. Does that count as getting paid for not working???
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It's called a benefit, and it's paid for by union dues. These things are negotiated into their contracts, which nobody forces the companies to sign. It's called "collective bargaining." Look it up.

When YOU get fired, YOU will ALSO get paid for not working. It's called "unemployment insurance."
 
TheHat said:
Its not my fault you dont educate yourself on these issues.

The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition

Next time, before commenting, have a clue before telling folks their comments are idiotic b/c more then likely, you wind up making the idiotic comment. :thumbs:

Now run along and make up another false claim to start a thread with and make sure you link to your own blog too.:2wave::roll:
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Here ya go. Do yourself a favor, Mr. Hat, and just bookmark it so you don't have to keep asking me for it in the future.

Random Thoughts About Stuff | DEEP BRAIN DIARY

Maybe you'll learn something.














Naaaaahhhhhh.....
 
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Hmmmm...If I'm not mistaken I believe Toyota workers are NON-union.

They will relearn how to pick up screws. They will study safety practices. They will take classes on workplace diversity and ethics, study corporate history, clean up the mess of urban vandals and probably even plant flowers.
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On August 8, Toyota halted production of Tundra pickups and Sequoia SUVs at plants in San Antonio and Princeton, Indiana, for three months, idling 4,500 workers.

It’s an expensive proposition. Toyota won’t estimate the financial hit. But keeping 4,500 of its workers on the clock at full pay and benefits for 14 weeks, even at a conservative estimate of $20 an hour, would represent at least $50 million.


Toyota Idles Factories but Can't Lay Anybody Off | workforce.com
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The Jovial One said:
Here ya go. Do yourself a favor, Mr. Hat, and just bookmark it so you don't have to keep asking me for it in the future.

Random Thoughts About Stuff | DEEP BRAIN DIARY

Maybe you'll learn something.
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How many times you gonna link to your own blog TJO? :laughat:

Its in your sig and you almost link to it in every post you have.:roll:

Isnt this getting close to spamming the boards here, which is a violation of the rules?

I see also, you couldnt refute my source, so you came up with some sort of alternate personal jab at me.

Typical TJO from PF.
 
TheHat said:
How many times you gonna link to your own blog TJO? :laughat:

Its in your sig and you almost link to it in every post you have.:roll:

Isnt this getting close to spamming the boards here, which is a violation of the rules?

I see also, you couldnt refute my source, so you came up with some sort of alternate personal jab at me.

Typical TJO from PF.
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Every time you ask me to.
 
The Jovial One said:
Every time you ask me to.
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Jee, I dont seem to recall asking you to link to your website.

Can you please provide me that comment TJO? Please provide me this comment of mine, asking you to link to your blog.

Ready? Go! :waiting:
 
The Jovial One said:
They have the INTERNET in MONTANA now?
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Seriously? That's the best you could come up with? Come on, that's weak! One would think that a bloviated self-promoting blogger such as yourself would have a huge grab bag of witty phrases and personal insults to sling. Apparently not. :lol:

Either click on it, or ignore it. Simple.
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Well, perhaps you should actually start using real reference points to back up stories instead of your lame blog. It doesn't exactly lend credibility to your argument. :2wave:
 
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