11-02-2008, 07:25 PM
samintx wrote:
I don't like the term "Uncle Sap" if you are referring to Uncle Sam. I'm really tired of all the denigrating titles and adjectives for people - in or out of my political favor. It isn't civil.....and Uncle SAM is us.
Per the linked article:
I've said this before and I will say it again: This nation is at a crossroads. Our idyllic, textbook, free-market notions and our "Aw, shucks, we just want you to play nice with us like we play nice with you" Jimmy Stewart-like attitude that we continue to try to foist off on jaded nation-state competitors that just don't care are simply obsolete in this new global economy we live in. Other nations have taken advantage of Uncle Sam's quaint view of the world for years, to the point where they must privately refer to us as "Uncle Sap."
[quote Suzanne] Now, in my reading the car companies want low interest loans. Well, I say the reason they are in this pickle is because they don't sell cars, unions are taking cost to the limit, and they are trying to play "catchup".
I say let Toyota and Honda be it. I don't know if the US auto industry would default on a government loan or if there is any collateral to guarantee the US (taxpayer) would get their money back if the was a loan.
It is touch bu Chrysler was bailed out once before and they are back again.
Greedy unions are the reason the big 3 are faltering?
These folks failed to plan for the eventuality of high gas prices, increased interest in conservation and ecological responsibility, and decided they would see the best profits by promoting larger vehicles.
As a result they are mass-producing products that nobody wants.
If 3M decided to put all their chips on the resurgence of interest in VHS tapes, and ended up sitting on warehouses full of them, would you blame the union?