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<blockquote data-quote="1982vett" data-source="post: 597192" data-attributes="member: 7795"><p>Sorry I don't "feel" for the auto worker as I think the price of a new vehicle is way out of whack with what it is really worth. Looks like millions of citizens feel the same since they are not buying or is it because they can't get that third home mortgage to buy one?</p><p></p><p> I'm going to assume your ability to own some land came from your years of "hard labor". My folks scratched an existence out of their piece of ground. They labored hard for 80 years to earn their living, harder than anyone on the floor of and assembly plant I'm sure. They didn't get paid vacations, sick leave, daycare. Health insurance didn't come till they were eligible for medicare insurance (retirement time for auto workers). They never saw retirement either as they worked and paid taxes till they died.</p><p></p><p>Auto workers don't have a monopoly on hard work. As for getting paid what they are worth, I've said before, nobody gets paid what they think they are worth. Bet you though that about the last calf you sold so cheap.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What you really mean is the American worker would prosper. American business are already prospering because of the the imported products.</p><p></p><p>So you see, I just can't feel the same way about the auto worker as you. The best I can hope that comes forth from the rubble left of this point in time, is that I hope the younger folks realize they need to live with what they have, strive to sustain themselves and their future. And above all, don't count on all the promisies made others to provide for their welfare in the future. If those promises turn out to not be empty great, if they are then they have something put aside and won't have to wonder if their pension check is going to bounce or not.</p><p></p><p>So far it has worked for me.</p><p></p><p>Edited to correct bad assumption and hopfully correct an implication not intended. Thanks Kerley, original post was not meant to be a personal attack.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1982vett, post: 597192, member: 7795"] Sorry I don't "feel" for the auto worker as I think the price of a new vehicle is way out of whack with what it is really worth. Looks like millions of citizens feel the same since they are not buying or is it because they can't get that third home mortgage to buy one? I'm going to assume your ability to own some land came from your years of "hard labor". My folks scratched an existence out of their piece of ground. They labored hard for 80 years to earn their living, harder than anyone on the floor of and assembly plant I'm sure. They didn't get paid vacations, sick leave, daycare. Health insurance didn't come till they were eligible for medicare insurance (retirement time for auto workers). They never saw retirement either as they worked and paid taxes till they died. Auto workers don't have a monopoly on hard work. As for getting paid what they are worth, I've said before, nobody gets paid what they think they are worth. Bet you though that about the last calf you sold so cheap. What you really mean is the American worker would prosper. American business are already prospering because of the the imported products. So you see, I just can't feel the same way about the auto worker as you. The best I can hope that comes forth from the rubble left of this point in time, is that I hope the younger folks realize they need to live with what they have, strive to sustain themselves and their future. And above all, don't count on all the promisies made others to provide for their welfare in the future. If those promises turn out to not be empty great, if they are then they have something put aside and won't have to wonder if their pension check is going to bounce or not. So far it has worked for me. Edited to correct bad assumption and hopfully correct an implication not intended. Thanks Kerley, original post was not meant to be a personal attack. [/QUOTE]
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