GM gashes us again!

carpetreef75

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Pretty dead in here ,may as well get the pot stirring Ha

GM gashes us again!

So GM is laying off about 14,000 workers and closing 5 plants in an effort to control losses. After around 60 billion in bailouts 10 years ago that cost taxpayers 11 billion, it seems like deja vu all over again! I get the propaganda about being accountable to share holders, but how about accountability to the rest of the country. It is astounding that GM is in financial difficulty so soon after all the mea culpa's expressed a decade ago. Unfortunately, lots of working class folks will be taking a beating in the mid west and Canada due to these pending actions. Coincidentally, no plant closings in Mexico or China were announced. So ask yourself before you throw 80k into a new rig - do these Yahoos deserve your financial commitment? I for one voted with my wallet in 2008 when I bought a new F-250, and have bought 3 more Ford trucks since. I admired Fomoco for liquidating assets instead of taking a public bailout. I love my Chevy Suburban, but really despise the prevailing attitude at GM. Regardless of what the GM spin was back in 2008, they continue to demonstrate the inability to deny short term profit, for long term stability. The president is understandably disappointed, as this will certainly affect the gains he made in those states where GM is a major employer. Gm should reconsider the long term ramifications of this action. You can only cry wolf 20 or 30 times before people get suspicious. Just my 2 cents.
carry on ...
 
That sucks. Sorry to hear. If you know anyone affected in the area and they want to chat about getting into a sales career I have a couple of openings on my team. PM me and we can chat further.
 
We are about to experience a new era of electric cars that are fun, fast, affordable and practical and I'm kind of excited about that.
 
How are the practical? I would love to see how really environmently friendly it really is...what is the real footprint in making,disposing of,and longevity/maintaining the battery...would love to see how long the battery really last for long term you only get so many charges per battery . And what if you deside to go on a trip and when alot of people have to recharge how long are you willing to wait if alot of people have electric cars and have to" fill up"? I would rather fill the tank with gas and be gone in 5 minutes
 
How are the practical? I would love to see how really environmently friendly it really is...what is the real footprint in making,disposing of,and longevity/maintaining the battery...would love to see how long the battery really last for long term you only get so many charges per battery . And what if you deside to go on a trip and when alot of people have to recharge how long are you willing to wait if alot of people have electric cars and have to" fill up"? I would rather fill the tank with gas and be gone in 5 minutes

hell yea hopefully all them tree huggers buy them . gas becomes cheap as hell, cause these new electric trash can cars ,, then I get still enjoy my gass guzzling toys , my diesl burning smoke emitting FORD truck for cheap as hell .. come on already build these fast fun electric car .. im all for it 100 percent . youre spot on . just taking too long . might be awhile before I see a 350 electric truck pulling a 38 footer behind her im guessing , hmm a lot of money made on black gold .. probly be a while .. just saying .. carry on
 
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