Dems and Unions: No Surprise Here
The lame excuses provided by the head of the UAW for bailing out the US auto industry proves once again organized labor has no shame and even less credibility which demonstrates its waning role in American life for decades. Most people may have held this view since it became difficult to distinguish organized labor from organized crime. From noble beginnings as a champion of the plight of ordinary workers to holding the country hostage with nationwide strikes and a string of financial scandals featuring pension funds and mob bosses, unions have rendered themselves just another corrupt special interest group clinging to self-serving agendas.
With one Democrat quoted in the article below supporting the most recent in a long string of bailouts and the history of ‘labor’ support for liberal politicians, specifically Dems, it is clear the socialist tendencies are alive and well on the left. The one Republican quoted expresses the practical viewpoint that the auto industry should seek the protection of Chapter 11 as is customary in such matters to restructure debt in an effort to turn the industry around rather than receive a government handout.
It would be better to hear the auto industry either emerged from Chapter 11 in a stronger position or has failed and been sold off to competitors than more news of the taxpayer being stuck with another Washington ripoff.
Stanford Matthews
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